Minneapolis–Saint Paul

2 days ago - As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 3,682,928 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed it at 3,691,918). In 2013, the Owatonna Micropolitan Statistical Area was added. Note: Owatonna MSA was not part of CSA in 2010. There are approximately 218 incorporated municipalities in the ...

August 12, 2021 - The Twin Cities region’s population gained 314,000 residents over the last decade, bringing the total population to 3.16 million in 2020, according to decennial U.S. census counts released August 12.

10 hours ago - Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities, a metropolitan area with 3.69 million ...

April 23, 2025 - This month let’s take a closer look at population numbers in the Metro Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, the Seven-County Metro Area had a total population of 3,156,517 people in 2023.

March 14, 2025 - Graph and download economic data for Resident Population in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (MSA) (MSPPOP) from 2000 to 2024 about Minneapolis, MN, WI, residents, population, and USA.

By tracking and analyzing trends in areas that affect our quality of life, Compass gives everyone in our state - policymakers, business and community leaders, and concerned individuals who live and work here - a common foundation to act on issues to improve our communities.

March 26, 2024 - Slowing - Between 2020 and 2023, the metro region’s population grew by 1.9% by adding more than 59,000 people for a total of more than 3.2 million people in the Twin Cities metro.

1 day ago - Due to suburbanization, the typical metropolitan area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city such as New York City or Chicago. Some metropolitan areas include more than one large historic core city; examples include the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News (Hampton Roads), Riverside–San Bernardino (Inland Empire), and Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Twin Cities).

August 7, 2025 - The most populous cities in Minnesota are Minneapolis with 428,579, St. Paul at 307,465, Rochester with 123,624, Bloomington at 88,344, and Duluth with 87,986.

The population of the seven-county Twin Cities region is growing more slowly in the 2020s than it did in the previous decade. But most cities and townships continue to gain population and households, according to the Metropolitan Council’s estimates of 2023 population and households.

1 week ago - Minnesota’s governance framework includes 87 counties and over 850 incorporated cities and townships.

August 1, 2025 - Great food: Both cities rank in the top 10 best foodie cities in the U.S. ... Median home price: Chicago’s homes are much more affordable at $242,601 compared to Seattle’s $430,000. More extreme weather: Chicago’s seasonal temperatures get higher and lower than Seattle. While you can expect temperatures between the 40s and 70s year-round in Seattle, Chicago sees low’s in the teens and summers in the 80s. Though still a large city, Baltimore is a bit smaller than Seattle, with a population of 2,792,050.

April 2, 2017 - Greater MSP says just over 50,000 people move to the Twin Cities from another state every year. Josh Naylor, an Alabama native, moved to the North Loop with his wife in 2015 from West Virginia.

The metro area population of Minneapolis in 2024 was 3,014,000, a 0.8% increase from 2023.

February 26, 2025 - The Twin Cities are definitely smaller than the Miami metro, but the article that calls us relatively small also says we’re larger than Miami. ... Easy way to see metro area population is with TV market rankings. https://www.stationindex.com/tv/tv-markets ... I'm a transplant from Chicago and I have never seen a community so vociferously defend the concept of a "metropolitan statistical area" as I have with people from Minneapolis.

Popular with residents and visitors alike, regional parks boast more than 47 million visits a year — more than the Mall of America! Clean air, abundant clean water, a growing transit system, housing options, and educational and career opportunities. What’s not to love? See what others say about working and living in the Twin Cities...

Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is commonly known as the Twin Cities after the area's two largest cities, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul. With a combined population of over 3.6 million people, the Twin Cities is the 16th largest metropolitan area in the United States.

January 15, 2025 - Minneapolis' population of 433,000 will eclipse half a million people by 2050 — a far cry from the largely stagnant '90s and 2000s, Barajas noted.