Facts
- Population
- 283,960 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 6.1 %
- Net migration
- 2,110 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4 % (2025)
- State
- Minnesota
- Population base, April 2020
- 267,557 (2020)
- Births
- 2,822 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.9
- Deaths
- 1,985 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 7.0
- Natural change, 2023
- 837
- International migration
- 729 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 1,381 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 7.4
- Postal code
- MN
- FIPS code
- 27163
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4 % |
| 2024 | 2.8 % |
| 2023 | 2.4 % |
| 2022 | 2.0 % |
| 2021 | 3.2 % |
| 2020 | 5.8 % |
| 2019 | 2.9 % |
| 2018 | 2.6 % |
| 2017 | 3.0 % |
| 2016 | 3.4 % |
| 2015 | 3.2 % |
| 2014 | 3.7 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 283,960 |
| 2023 | 279,398 |
| 2022 | 276,530 |
| 2021 | 272,904 |
| 2020 | 268,400 |