Woodbury

Population & Demographics

Woodbury, MN

Woodbury is home to 78,305 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 40,428 resident workers commute each day.

MinnesotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
78,305
people
Population

78,305 residents

Median age 38.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Woodbury population & demographics

Who lives in Woodbury — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
78,305
Median age
38.0yrs
Median household income
$125,310
Median home value
$450,200
Median gross rent
$1,908/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
61.3%
Poverty rate
5.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Woodbury

How Woodbury breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White68.6%
Asian13.5%
Black7.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Two or more races3.8%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Woodbury

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Woodbury.

Woodbury at a glance
Employed Residents
40,428
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
27.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
St. Paul
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Woodbury proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Woodbury commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Woodbury

40,428 commutes, one dot at a time

Woodbury

Where 40,428 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Woodbury, by worker count.

1St. Paul9.5 mi7,391
2Minneapolis17.0 mi5,317
3Woodbury0.0 mi4,620
4Edina20.9 mi1,702
5Bloomington19.7 mi1,605
6Eagan13.7 mi1,070
7Cottage Grove6.1 mi961
8Eden Prairie26.5 mi786

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Woodbury.

1Woodbury0.0 mi4,620
2St. Paul9.5 mi2,714
3Cottage Grove6.1 mi1,473
4Minneapolis17.0 mi946
5Oakdale5.2 mi705
6Maplewood7.1 mi677
7Eagan13.7 mi473
8Inver Grove Heights8.2 mi383

Top industries

The sectors that employ Woodbury’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade21.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.7%
EDEducational Services7.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.4%
COConstruction4.1%
FIFinance and Insurance3.5%
MFManufacturing3.4%
Connectivity

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