Facts
- Population
- 542,015 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -1.9 %
- Net migration
- -1,671 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8 % (2025)
- State
- Minnesota
- Population base, April 2020
- 552,345 (2020)
- Births
- 6,647 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.3
- Deaths
- 4,892 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.0
- Natural change, 2023
- 1,755
- International migration
- 4,236 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -5,907 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -3.1
- Postal code
- MN
- FIPS code
- 27123
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8 % |
| 2024 | 3.1 % |
| 2023 | 2.6 % |
| 2022 | 2.4 % |
| 2021 | 4.0 % |
| 2020 | 6.9 % |
| 2019 | 3.0 % |
| 2018 | 2.7 % |
| 2017 | 3.2 % |
| 2016 | 3.5 % |
| 2015 | 3.6 % |
| 2014 | 4.1 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 542,015 |
| 2023 | 538,474 |
| 2022 | 538,430 |
| 2021 | 544,068 |
| 2020 | 551,739 |