Ramsey, Minnesota Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Ramsey, MN Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • A
    Health Above average
  • A
    Income Above average
  • C
    Education Below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Population

Metric Ramsey Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Population 28,458 5,724,000 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 953.7 65.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 1.47% 0.64% 0.59%
Median age 35.1 37.1 37.3
Households 10,709 2,299,361 130,235,071

Population in Ramsey grew by 23.0% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 28,458 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Ramsey is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 23.6% of residents. That is 1.8 points above Minnesota as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Minnesota, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 50.6% of the people living in Ramsey and men 49.4%.

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Economy

Ramsey has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric Ramsey Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $113,757 $89,852 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 2.86% 4.43% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.3% 4.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Ramsey is about 27% higher than in Minnesota.

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Housing

Metric Ramsey Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $349,999 $236,718 $248,835
Median rent $1,823 $1,280 $1,407
Homeownership rate 84.9% 72.2% 65.2%

The median home price in Ramsey is about 16.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,823 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Ramsey spend about 53 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 223 hours, about 9.3 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Ramsey Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 26.7 20.3 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 53.4 40.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 223 169 187
Estimated yearly cost $6,899 $5,249 $5,790
Work from home 17.3% 17.6% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 9,165 7,066 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 1,239 854 1,355

The average commute time in Ramsey is 27 minutes, longer than the 20 minutes in Minnesota.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Ramsey has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric Ramsey Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 31.1% 35.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.66 2.43 2.53

Health

Ramsey has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric Ramsey Minnesota Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 80.1 80.8 78.3
Self-rated poor health 9.2% 13.0% 16.3%
Smokers 16.9% 18.5% 19.0%

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Ramsey, MN Compared With Nearby Cities

How Ramsey, MN compares with the 2 cities closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Ramsey, MN 28,458 $113,757 #3/3 $349,999 #1/3 26.7 min #3/3
Champlin, MN 23,225 $115,165 $225,006 23.2 min
Andover, MN 33,035 $137,397 $171,666 23.2 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Ramsey, Minnesota.

What is the population of Ramsey, Minnesota?

About 28,458 people live in Ramsey, Minnesota, in 10,709 households of 2.7 people on average. The median age is 35.1, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 2 years.

How densely populated is Ramsey, Minnesota?

Averaged over its land area, Ramsey, Minnesota has 954 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 11 times the U.S. average of 86.

Is Ramsey, Minnesota an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 3.1 times the median household income ($349,999 against $113,757), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,823 a month takes about 19% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

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