Moving to Excelsior, Minnesota

Population: 2,393. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,294 (-4.1% change)
Males: 1,121 (46.8%), Females: 1,272 (53.2%)

Hennepin County

Zip code: 55331

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $43,598
Median house value: $185,800

Population by Race

Races in Excelsior:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (36.4%), Norwegian (16.0%), Irish (14.3%), English (11.8%), Swedish (11.3%), French (4.6%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Excelsior, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Excelsior

  • High school or higher: 92.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Excelsior city

  • Never married: 32.5%
  • Now married: 42.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

5.9% Foreign born (2.4% Asia, 2.3% Europe, 0.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-1.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Excelsior:

  • ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; SHAKOPEE, MN)
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN)
  • RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WACONIA, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Excelsior:

  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 25 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 55 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 102 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Excelsior:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Excelsior:

  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
  • AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 24 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 36,289)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)

Public primary/middle schools in Excelsior:

  • MINNETONKA WEST MID. (Students: 1,013; Location: 6421 HAZELTINE BLVD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MINNEWASHTA EL. (Students: 665; Location: 26350 SMITHTOWN RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EXCELSIOR EL. (Students: 541; Location: 441 OAK ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • DEEPHAVEN EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 78; Location: 4584 VINE HILL ROAD; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle schools in Excelsior:

  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 638 MILL STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
  • OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 23290 HWY 7; Grades: PK – 8)
  • MINNETONKA MONTESSORI (Students: 8; Location: 471 3RD ST.; Grades: UG – UG)