Eagan

Population & Demographics

Eagan, MN

Eagan is home to 68,000 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,327 resident workers commute each day.

MinnesotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
68,000
people
Population

68,000 residents

Median age 39.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Eagan population & demographics

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

Population
68,000
Median age
39.3yrs
Median household income
$108,690
Median home value
$397,100
Median gross rent
$1,679/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
54.7%
Poverty rate
5.9%

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 Eagan

How Eagan 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).

White68.4%
Black11.5%
Asian8.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.3%
Two or more races3.8%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Eagan

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 Eagan.

Eagan at a glance
Employed Residents
36,327
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Minneapolis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Eagan 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 Eagan 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

70 / 100

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

Eagan

36,327 commutes, one dot at a time

Eagan

Where 36,327 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Minneapolis11.3 mi5,525
2Eagan0.0 mi5,063
3St. Paul9.8 mi4,062
4Bloomington7.2 mi2,769
5Edina10.6 mi1,695
6Burnsville6.8 mi1,473
7Eden Prairie14.6 mi1,165
8Apple Valley5.5 mi786

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Eagan.

1Eagan0.0 mi5,063
2St. Paul9.8 mi3,439
3Minneapolis11.3 mi3,241
4Lakeville9.7 mi2,219
5Apple Valley5.5 mi2,146
6Burnsville6.8 mi1,764
7Rosemount5.7 mi1,432
8Inver Grove Heights5.8 mi1,416

Top industries

The sectors that employ Eagan’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%)
FIFinance and Insurance12.5%
INInformation10.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing9.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.2%
RTRetail Trade8.1%
MFManufacturing7.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.7%
WSWholesale Trade5.7%
Connectivity

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