AreaProfile

55125Woodbury, Minnesota

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 55125.

71
Area Score
Top 18% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 33% of 4,073 published ZIP areas63
Growth2548th of 3,947 published ZIP areas41
Housing affordabilityTop 20% of 4,553 published ZIP areas93
Climate4404th of 4,621 published ZIP areas55
Physical resilienceTop 14% of 4,554 published ZIP areas86
Access2412th of 4,623 published ZIP areas94
Economic stabilityTop 7% of 4,591 published ZIP areas83
The quick read

Residential permitting has slowed: 244 units authorized over the past twelve months, 71% below the prior year.

Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 19% of median household income.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published ZIP profiles, placing 55125 in the top 14% for physical resilience.

At a glance

Population
44,185
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$119,260
Top 10% nationally
Density
2,879/sq mi
15.3 sq mi of land
Median age
39.1
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Woodbury
Minnesota
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Nearest major airport
MSP
14 mi · Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain
Median home value
$416,100
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 3.9% is lower than 75% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 1.9% over the past year, to 43,096 employed residents.

56% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 91% of measured US ZIP areas.

Household income is higher than at least 90% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$6,916$119,260Top 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,676$57,176Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate6.8%Bottom 29%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute24.9 minBottom 35%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher56.4%Top 9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment43,096Bottom 47%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-1.3%Bottom 29%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.9%Bottom 21%June 2026
Labor force44,866Bottom 47%June 2026
Labor force participation71.9%Top 10%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$74,580Top 25%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$59,320Top 18%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.4%Top 36%June 2026
Unemployment rate3.9%Bottom 25%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024119k107k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $119,260 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides93,560$38,860
Retail Salespersons51,180$36,670
General and Operations Managers44,890$103,570
Registered Nurses43,600$103,040
Customer Service Representatives38,630$49,480
Fast Food and Counter Workers37,920$33,040

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Woodbury, MN, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,868 takes 19% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 3.5 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
18.8%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,868
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$416,100
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income3.49Top 39%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate77.6%Bottom 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±58917,699Top 5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$42$1,868Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$9,245$416,100Top 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income18.8%Top 42%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate1.4%Bottom 7%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
41/ 100
Ranks 2548 of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 3.1 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
244
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
3.1
Top 48% nationally
Year over year
−71%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Woodbury, MN, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 9°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 29.2 inches.

0°20°40°60°80°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AP, 5.8 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.6"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation29.2"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low9°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high83°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing57°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

86 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are tornado, strong wind and hail.

Strong windElevated
HailElevated
TornadoModerate
Heat waveModerate

Low or minimal exposure: lightning, cold wave, inland flooding, winter weather, landslide, ice storm, wildfire, earthquake, drought.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 14 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-ChamberlainMSP14 mi11,006 ft
Chippewa Valley RgnlEAU71 mi8,101 ft
Rochester IntlRST73 mi9,034 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

55125 vs Woodbury

How this ZIP area compares with Woodbury as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

55125
Woodbury
Median household income
$119,260
vs
$125,310
Per capita income
$57,176
vs
$60,068
Population density
2,879/sq mi
vs
2,244/sq mi
Median home value
$416,100
vs
$450,200
Median gross rent
$1,868
vs
$1,908
Homeownership rate
77.6%
vs
77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
56.4%
vs
61.3%
Poverty rate
6.8%
vs
5.3%
Median age
39.1
vs
38.0

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.