Apple Valley

Population & Demographics

Apple Valley, MN

Apple Valley is home to 55,679 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,489 resident workers commute each day.

MinnesotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
55,679
people
Population

55,679 residents

Median age 39.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Apple Valley population & demographics

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

Population
55,679
Median age
39.0yrs
Median household income
$97,673
Median home value
$370,400
Median gross rent
$1,738/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.9%
Poverty rate
6.0%

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 Apple Valley

How Apple Valley 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).

White67.7%
Black10.9%
Two or more races7.7%
Hispanic or Latino7.0%
Asian6.0%
Some other race0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Apple Valley

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 Apple Valley.

Apple Valley at a glance
Employed Residents
27,489
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Minneapolis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley 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

58 / 100

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

Apple Valley

27,489 commutes, one dot at a time

Apple Valley

Where 27,489 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Minneapolis15.7 mi3,172
2Apple Valley0.0 mi2,785
3Bloomington8.4 mi2,247
4Eagan5.5 mi2,146
5St. Paul15.3 mi1,817
6Burnsville4.0 mi1,798
7Edina13.0 mi1,317
8Lakeville4.2 mi1,094

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Apple Valley.

1Apple Valley0.0 mi2,785
2Lakeville4.2 mi1,773
3Burnsville4.0 mi944
4Rosemount4.5 mi910
5Farmington6.3 mi807
6Eagan5.5 mi786
7Minneapolis15.7 mi598
8St. Paul15.3 mi518

Top industries

The sectors that employ Apple Valley’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 Trade20.2%
EDEducational Services13.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.9%
MFManufacturing7.2%
FIFinance and Insurance5.9%
PAPublic Administration5.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.4%
Connectivity

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