Woodbury, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}} {{Use American English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Woodbury, Minnesota |settlement_type = [[City]] |nickname = |motto =  |image_skyline = Woodbury city hall (new).jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Woodbury City Hall in October 2008 |image_flag = Flag of Woodbury, Minnesota.svg |image_seal = Seal of Woodbury, Minnesota.svg  |image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes |plain=yes |frame-align=center |frame-width=280 |frame-height=280 |title=Stockton |switch=Woodbury; Washington County; Minnesota; the United States |frame-coord=SWITCH:{{coord|qid=Q862672}}###{{coord|qid=Q485408}}###{{coord|qid=Q1527}}###{{coord|qid=Q30}} |id2=SWITCH:Q862672;Q485408;Q1527;Q30 |zoom=SWITCH:11;8;5;2 |type=SWITCH:shape;shape;point;point |marker=city |stroke-width=3 |stroke-color=#B00000 |fill=#808080 |type2=shape-inverse |stroke-width2=2 |stroke-color2=#5F5F5F |stroke-opacity2=SWITCH:0;1;1;1 |fill2=#000000 |fill-opacity2=SWITCH:0;0.5;0.5;0.5}} |mapsize = |map_caption = Interactive location map of Woodbury  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Minnesota]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington]]  |government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Mayor and City Council |url=https://www.woodburymn.gov/574/Mayor-and-City-Council |publisher=City of Woodbury |access-date=August 16, 2025}}</ref> |government_type = [[Mayor–council government]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Anne Burt |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1858 |established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date1 = March 7, 1967  |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2025">{{cite web|title=2025 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_27.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 92.520 |area_land_km2 = 90.377 |area_water_km2 = 2.142 |area_total_sq_mi = 35.722 |area_land_sq_mi = 34.895 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.827 |area_water_percent = 2.32  |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = 80596 |pop_est_as_of = 2024 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2024"/> |population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> |population_total = 75102 |population_rank = US: 460th MN: [[List of cities in Minnesota|7th]] |population_metro = 3757952 (US: [[Metropolitan statistical area|16th]]) |population_density_km2 = 891.80 |population_density_sq_mi = 2309.75  |timezone = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = –6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = –5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_m = 298 |elevation_ft = 978 |coordinates = {{Coord|44.906283|-92.923703|region:US-MN_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s |postal_code = 55125, 55129 |area_code = [[Area code 651|651]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 27-71428 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2397369<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397369}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://www.woodburymn.gov/|www.woodburymn.gov}} |footnotes = }}

'''Woodbury''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ʊ|d|b|ɛr|i}} {{respell|WUUD|berr|ee}}) is a city in [[Washington County, Minnesota]], United States, {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} east of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] along [[Interstate 94]]. It is part of the [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] metropolitan area. The population was 75,102 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Woodbury_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2771428 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> and was estimated at 80,596 in 2024,<ref name="USCensusEst2024"/> making it Minnesota's [[List of cities in Minnesota|seventh-most populous city]].

==History== [[Image:Heritage House.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The historic Heritage House]]

At almost 36 square miles, Woodbury is a direct descendant of one of the [[congressional township]]s into which Minnesota Territory when the [[Native Americans of the United States]] ceded the territory and opened it to "settlement". Woodbury was originally named Red Rock, but was renamed after [[Levi Woodbury]], the first justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] to attend law school, after it was realized that another Red Rock Township existed in Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ci.woodbury.mn.us/house-home-and-pets-sp/new-resident-information/history-woodbury |title=History of Woodbury |access-date=March 5, 2013 |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218145257/http://www.ci.woodbury.mn.us/house-home-and-pets-sp/new-resident-information/history-woodbury |url-status=dead }}</ref> When first settled in 1844, the land was mostly wood, but it was converted to farmland. The township government was organized in 1858.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n588 571]}}</ref> One of the city's few surviving 19th-century farms, the [[Charles Spangenberg Farmstead]], is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Dabrowski |first=Mario |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Charles Spangenberg Farmstead |url={{NRHP url|id=78001570}} |publisher=National Park Service|date=May 1, 1978|access-date=December 16, 2013}}</ref>

In 1955, the first suburban development broke ground in Woodbury: Woodbury Heights.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.woodburymn.gov/residents/new_resident_information/history_of_woodbury.php|website=www.woodburymn.gov|access-date=May 10, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513175845/https://woodburymn.gov/residents/new_resident_information/history_of_woodbury.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> After some years of growth, the town government could not adequately provide services for new developments, and it became clear that Woodbury needed the government of a village with extra privileges. The earliest proposal for incorporation officially came in 1963 after two years of debate.

The Minnesota Municipal Commission had recently found that the fragmented way in which the Minneapolis suburbs and the suburbs around [[White Bear Lake (Minnesota)|White Bear Lake]] had developed was disadvantageous, as it made coordinating sewers, public water systems, and other utilities difficult. Thus, the commission had been encouraging towns to incorporate in full whenever possible.

Since 1961, the Town of [[Cottage Grove, Minnesota|Cottage Grove]] had been petitioning to become a village, and the Minnesota Municipal Commission took it upon itself to push for a joint incorporation of Woodbury and Cottage Grove as the Village of Washington. The two town commissions agreed to the idea, and the issue was put up for a vote during the general election of 1963. It lost with 662 votes for joint incorporation, and 1,284 against. Cottage Grove incorporated on its own in 1965.

<ref>{{Cite web|title=Municipal Boundary Adjustment Docket {{!}} Municipal Boundary Adjustment |url=http://www.mba.state.mn.us/maindocket-record/40759 |website=www.mba.state.mn.us |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=In the Matter of the Application for the Incorporation of the Village to be known as the Village of Washington, Minnesota, Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 414.02. |url=http://www.mba.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/MBA_docs/I-7_Order.pdf |author=Minnesota Municipal Commission |publisher=Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings |location=St. Paul, Minnesota |docket=I-7 |date=September 27, 1963 |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

In 1966, a series of meetings took place setting up the incorporation of the Village of Woodbury. A vote was conducted on February 14, 1967, with 543 voting for incorporation, and 164 against. The Village was officially incorporated on March 7, 1967.<ref>{{cite report|title=In the Matter of the Petition for the Incorporation of the Village of Woodbury |url=http://www.mba.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/MBA_docs/I-20_Order.pdf |author=Minnesota Municipal Commission |publisher=Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings |location=St. Paul, Minnesota |docket=I-20 |date=March 6, 1967 |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography== [[File:Edgewater Park Woodbury MN.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Edgewater Park and Colby Lake in Woodbury, MN]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|35.722|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.895|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.827|sqmi|km2}} (2.32%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2025"/>

The city is bounded on the northern side by [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|Interstate 94]], the south by the plane of 60th Street South, the west by [[Minnesota State Highway 120|Century Avenue]], and the east by [[Minnesota State Highway 95|Manning Avenue]]. The adjoining cities in these directions are, respectively, [[Oakdale, Minnesota|Oakdale]], [[Landfall, Minnesota|Landfall]], [[Lake Elmo, Minnesota|Lake Elmo]], [[Cottage Grove, Minnesota|Cottage Grove]], [[Maplewood, Minnesota|Maplewood]], [[Newport, Minnesota|Newport]] and [[Afton, Minnesota|Afton]].

Woodbury is composed of [[Upland (geology)|upland]] between the valleys of the [[Mississippi River]] and [[St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)|St. Croix River]]. Its northeast corner lies within the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of Valley Creek, one of the few remaining [[trout]] streams in the Twin Cities area. Valley Creek flows eastward to the [[St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)|St. Croix River]] at Afton. Woodbury also contains several small lakes, including Powers, Wilmes, Colby, Carver, and Battle Creek. Battle Creek Lake is the source of Battle Creek, which flows westward to the Mississippi River in Saint Paul.

===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Woodbury, Minnesota |single line = Y |Jan high F = 23 |Feb high F = 30 |Mar high F = 42 |Apr high F = 58 |May high F = 71 |Jun high F = 79 |Jul high F = 83 |Aug high F = 81 |Sep high F = 72 |Oct high F = 59 |Nov high F = 41 |Dec high F = 27 |year high F= 55.5 |Jan low F = 6 |Feb low F = 13 |Mar low F = 24 |Apr low F = 36 |May low F = 48 |Jun low F = 58 |Jul low F = 63 |Aug low F = 61 |Sep low F = 52 |Oct low F = 40 |Nov low F = 26 |Dec low F = 12 |year low F= 36.6 |Jan precipitation inch = 1.02 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.78 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.92 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.54 |May precipitation inch = 3.73 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.98 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.41 |Aug precipitation inch = 4.37 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.20 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.51 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.09 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.04 |source 1 = <ref>{{Cite web|title=The Weather Channel |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USMN0831 |date=August 2011}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1860= 350 |1870= 990 |1880= 1169 |1890= 1166 |1900= 1200 |1910= 1039 |1920= 956 |1930= 931 |1940= 955 |1950= 1056 |1960= 3014 |1970= 6184 |1980= 10297 |1990= 20075 |2000= 46463 |2010= 61961 |2020= 75102 |estyear=2024 |estimate=80596 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 16, 2025}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=www.census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> 2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 100%;" |+<big>Woodbury, Minnesota – racial and ethnic composition</big> {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} ! rowspan=3|Race / ethnicity (''NH = non-Hispanic'') |- ! colspan=2|Population 1990<ref>{{cite book|title=Minnesota: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-25.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |pages=97 |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> ! colspan=2|Population 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Woodbury city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2771428 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> ! colspan=2|Population 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodbury city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US2771428 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> !style=background-color:#FFFFE6 colspan=2|Population 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Woodbury city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US2771428 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> |- ! Number ! Percent ! Number ! Percent ! Number ! Percent !style=background-color:#FFFFE6 |Number !style=background-color:#FFFFE6 |Percent |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) || 18,743 || 93.36% || 41,238 || 88.75% || 49,016 || 79.11% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|53,461 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|71.18% |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) || 302 || 1.50% || 1,152 || 2.48% || 3,392 || 5.47% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|5,500 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|7.32% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) || 60 || 0.30% || 110 || 0.24% || 147 || 0.24% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|179 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|0.24% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) || 617 || 3.07% || 2,317 || 4.99% || 5,645 || 9.11% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|8,556 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|11.39% |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) || — || — || 6 || 0.01% || 15 || 0.02% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|19 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|0.03% |- | [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) || 7 || 0.03% || 52 || 0.11% || 68 || 0.11% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|258 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|0.34% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH) || — || — || 592 || 1.27% || 1,349 || 2.18% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|3,526 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|4.69% |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) || 346 || 1.72% || 996 || 2.14% || 2,329 || 3.76% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|3,603 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|4.80% |- ! Total || 20,075 || 100.00% || 46,463 || 100.00% || 61,961 || 100.00% || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|75,102 || style=background-color:#FFFFE6|100.00% |}

===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 75,102 people, 27,290 households, and 19,947 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2020PL"/><ref name="Census2020P16">{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Woodbury%20city,%20Minnesota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=August 16, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

The median age was 38.3 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.5 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A71428&in=state%3A27|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 10, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

Of these households, 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 59.9% were married-couple households, 11.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 28,304 housing units, of which 3.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

99.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.2% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A71428&in=state%3A27|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 10, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A71428&in=state%3A27|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 10, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | [[White Americans|White]] || 54,319 || 72.3% |- | [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 5,578 || 7.4% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 246 || 0.3% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 8,576 || 11.4% |- | [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 19 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 1,072 || 1.4% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 5,292 || 7.0% |- | ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 3,603 || 4.8% |}

===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 61,961 people, 22,594 households, and 16,688 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1784.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 23,568 housing units at an average density of {{convert|678.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 22,594 households, of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.

The median age in the city was 35.6 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 8.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census=== As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 46,463 people, 16,676 households, and 12,657 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,327.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 17,541 housing units at an average density of {{convert|501.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.01% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.14% of the population.

There were 16,676 households, out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $76,109, and the median income for a family was $84,997. Males had a median income of $60,224 versus $37,676 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $32,606. About 0.8% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

===Recent estimates=== According to realtor website [[Zillow]], the average price of a home in Woodbury as of October 31, 2025, is $451,932.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woodbury, MN Housing Market |url=https://www.zillow.com/home-values/14703/woodbury-mn/ |publisher=[[Zillow]] |access-date=December 3, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

As of the 2024 [[American Community Survey]], there are 31,236 estimated households in Woodbury, with an average of 2.57 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $111,734. About 5.0% of the city's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Woodbury has an estimated 66.5% employment rate, with 54.5% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.4% holding a high school diploma. The survey estimated 32,796 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Woodbury city, Minnesota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/woodburycityminnesota/PST045224 |access-date=December 3, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> ==Economy== [[State Farm Insurance]] was a large-scale employer in the city, employing about 2,000 people in a building that opened in 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/woodbury-s-giant-state-farm-office-building-will-be-demolished/338815402/|title=Woodbury's giant State Farm building will be demolished|date=October 30, 2015|website=Star Tribune}}</ref> In 2006 the multi-department facility was relocated to [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Nebraska]], and the building remained vacant until it was demolished in 2015 for redevelopment.<ref name=":0" /> There are many smaller employers, such as the [[Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology]] and offices for financial corporations. Many Woodbury residents work at [[3M]], whose headquarters are a few miles west, in [[Maplewood, Minnesota|Maplewood]].

A large part of the economy is retail. The two largest retail centers are Tamarack Village, near the intersection of Radio Drive and Interstate 94, and Woodbury Village, near the intersection of Valley Creek Road and Interstate 494. Woodbury Lakes, an upscale retail development with an open-air mall layout, was completed in 2005.

===Largest employers=== According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.woodburymn.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/216 |title=2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |page=227 |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Rank ! Employer ! # of Employees |- |1 |[[M Health Fairview]] (HealthEast) |1,013 |- |2 |[[South Washington County School District]] ISD 833 |964 |- |3 |[[Target Corporation]] |864 |- |4 |[[3M]] |759 |- |5 |Self Esteem Brands |472 |- |6 |Summit Orthopedics |397 |- |7 |[[HealthPartners]] (includes TRIA) |393 |- |8 |Long Term Care Group, Inc. |317 |- |9 |City of Woodbury |250 |- |10 |Saint Therese |199 |- |Total | |5,628 |}

Other important employers include eFunds, Long Term Care Group and Dean Foods/Land O'Lakes.

==Arts and culture== During the last weekend of August, the Woodbury Days Council hosts an event called Woodbury Days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.woodburydays.org/|title=Home|website=Woodbury Days}}</ref> City ambassadors for the event are called "royalty".<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.woodburyambassadors.com/ | title=Woodbury Ambassadors Royal Family | website=www.woodburyambassadors.com}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation== [[File:Powers Lake Woodbury MN.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Powers Lake in Woodbury, MN]]

Woodbury contains 45 [[park]]s covering approximately {{convert|3000|acre|km2}} and approximately {{convert|100|mi|km}} of trails.<ref>[http://www.ci.woodbury.mn.us/parks/parks.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019091408/http://www.ci.woodbury.mn.us/parks/parks.html|date=October 19, 2008}}</ref> The trails, most of which are paved, connect many of the parks. Three of the largest parks encircle Colby, Wilmes, and Powers lakes, respectively. The indoor Central Park is adjacent to the public library. M Health Fairview Sports Center is the primary athletic location, including softball fields, baseball fields, soccer fields, football fields, sand volleyball courts, two indoor ice arenas, and an outdoor ice arena.

Two golf courses are in the city: Prestwick (privately owned) and Eagle Valley (public). There are many local events year-round. Woodbury Days is held in Ojibway Park each year. It includes a parade, carnival, live music, fireworks, and many booths for the city's shops, churches, and services. Woodbury Days is also known for its Taste of Woodbury tent in the parking lot behind Woodbury High School and overlooking the Ojibway Park Band Shell. This tent includes many restaurants in the city.

==Government== Woodbury has a weak-mayor, mayor-council government. In presidential election years, Woodbury elects two city council members at large. In midterm election years, it elects a mayor and two city council members at large. As the city's population has grown, Woodbury has shifted toward the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor]] parties, with the city not voting for a Republican in a presidential election since 2004. The city council is currently composed of Mayor Anne Burt, Steve Morris, Jennifer Santini, Kim Wilson, and Donna Stafford.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor and City Council {{!}} Woodbury, MN |url=https://www.woodburymn.gov/574/Mayor-and-City-Council |access-date=January 2, 2023 |website=www.woodburymn.gov}}</ref> {{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results}} {| class="wikitable" align="center" style="thumb:left; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;" |+ '''Presidential elections results'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Results - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/mngov/electionresults|website=www.leg.state.mn.us|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> |- ! Year ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]] |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.2% ''17,695'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.2%''' ''27,471'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''1,211'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.5% ''17,670'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.4%''' ''27,263'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''964'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.9% ''15,286'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.7%''' ''19,819'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.4% ''3,200'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.5% ''17,785'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.8%''' ''18,252'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''618'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.3% ''15,856'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.5%''' ''17,968'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''391'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.6%''' ''20,204'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.6% ''16,486'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''310'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.1%''' ''13,539'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.6% ''11,319'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.3% ''1,117'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.6% ''7,156'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.6%''' ''8,577'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.8% ''1,905'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.6% ''5,088'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.7%''' ''5,510'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|23.7% ''3,293'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.1%''' ''4,836'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.2% ''4,466'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''153'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.2%''' ''3,893'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.1% ''2,917'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''118'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''45.7%''' ''2,493'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.2% ''2,196'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|14.1% ''771'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.7%''' ''2,160'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.3% ''1,895'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.0% ''124'' |- | style="text-align:center;" |'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''Unknown'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''Unknown'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''Unknown'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.1% ''875'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.2%''' ''1,080'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% ''74'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.6% ''398'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.3%''' ''860'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.6% ''587'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.0%''' ''617'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''5'' |- | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]''' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.2%''' ''267'' | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.4% ''198'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''2'' |} {{Hidden end}}

{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=List of mayors}} {| class="wikitable" ! Years in office !! Name |- | 1967-1982 || Orville Bielenberg <ref>{{cite web|last=Jim|first=Anderson|access-date=November 29, 2021|title=The County Line: Who was Orville Bielenberg?|url=https://www.startribune.com/the-county-line-who-was-orville-bielenberg/281860471/|website=Star Tribune}}</ref> |- | 1982-1990 || Dan Guider <ref>{{cite web|access-date=November 29, 2021|title=Obituary: Former Woodbury Mayor Dan Guider led Woodbury's adolescence|url=https://www.twincities.com/2009/06/06/obituary-former-woodbury-mayor-dan-guider-led-woodburys-adolescence/|website=Twin Cities|date=June 6, 2009}}</ref> |- | 1990-1993 || Kenneth Mahle <ref>{{cite news|last=Zack|first=Margaret|title=Ex-mayor of Woodbury sentenced to 18 months|work=Star Tribune|date=August 3, 1995}}</ref> |- | 1993-2010 || Bill Hargis <ref>{{cite web|last=Jim|first=Anderson|access-date=November 29, 2021|title=Woodbury mayor surrendering job|url=https://www.startribune.com/woodbury-mayor-surrendering-job/108854904/|website=Star Tribune|date=November 20, 2010}}</ref> |- | 2010-2018 || Mary Giuliani Stephens<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaw|first=Bob|access-date=November 29, 2021|title=Woodbury mayor not running for re-election|url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/06/15/woodbury-mayor-giuliani-stephens-not-running-for-re-election/|date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2018–present || Anne Burt <ref>{{cite web|last=Shaw|first=Bob|access-date=November 29, 2021|title=Woodbury's new mayor talks tree loss, parks and trails — and how the city is planning for 80,000 population|url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/02/04/new-mayor-anne-burt-outlines-woodburys-priorities/|date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> |} {{Hidden end}}

==Education== Most of Woodbury is in the South Washington County School District, and most high school students attend either [[Woodbury High School (Minnesota)|Woodbury High School]] or [[East Ridge High School (Minnesota)|East Ridge High School]]. Small portions of the city attend [[Tartan Senior High School]] in [[Oakdale, Minnesota|Oakdale]] and [[Stillwater Area High School]] in [[Stillwater, Minnesota|Stillwater]]. Some students attend public or private schools in other school districts chosen by their families under Minnesota's open enrollment statute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Academic_Excellence/School_Choice/Public_School_Choice/Open_Enrollment/index.html |title=Open Enrollment |publisher=Minnesota Department of Education |access-date=November 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826062337/http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Academic_Excellence/School_Choice/Public_School_Choice/Open_Enrollment/index.html  |archive-date=August 26, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:M Health Fairview Sports Center Woodbury MN.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of M Health Fairview Sports Center complex in Woodbury, MN]] In November 2006, School District 833 selected an {{convert|80|acre|m2|adj=on}} site for its third high school, later named East Ridge High School. The site lies between two city-owned properties south of Bailey Road and east of Radio Drive: the {{convert|80|acre|m2|adj=on}} M Health Fairview Sports Center and the Danner gravel pit. The city also owns {{convert|80|acre|m2}} south of the sports center to allow for expansion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.woodbury.mn.us/govt/workshop/011707/1.htm|title=ISD 833 New High School/BSC - Process Update|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=October 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008232813/http://www.ci.woodbury.mn.us/govt/workshop/011707/1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The school opened in September 2009. Its students came from Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Newport, Afton, and Denmark.

There are two middle schools in Woodbury, Lake Middle School and Woodbury Middle School. Some middle-school students also attend Oltman Middle School in Cottage Grove, Skyview Middle School in Oakdale, Maplewood Middle School in Maplewood, and Oak-Land Middle School in Lake Elmo. Woodbury is also served by 12 elementary schools in three school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sowashco.org/about-833/district-directory/elementary-schools|title=Elementary Schools - South Washington County Schools|website=www.sowashco.org|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=December 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226234619/http://www.sowashco.org/about-833/district-directory/elementary-schools|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Woodbury is also home to the [[Minnesota Math and Science Academy]], a charter school. Saint Ambrose of Woodbury is a Catholic school with Pre-K through 8th grade; New Life Academy is a private Christian school. Both are within the city limits.

Rasmussen College–Lake Elmo / Woodbury campus serves students in the Woodbury area. Rasmussen College is a regionally accredited, career focused college that offers bachelor and associate degree programs. It concentrates on programs in health sciences, nursing, business, technology and design, criminal justice, and early education.<ref>{{Cite web|title=College in Lake Elmo Woodbury, MN {{!}} Rasmussen College|url=https://www.rasmussen.edu/locations/minnesota/lake-elmo-woodbury/|website=Rasmussen College|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people== {{See also|Category:People from Woodbury, Minnesota}} *[[Kelly Fenton]], former Minnesota State Representative and former [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Minnesota Republican Party]] deputy chairperson *[[Michelle Fischbach]], United States Representative from Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District *[[Brent Kallman]], professional soccer player *[[Devin Padelford]], professional soccer player *[[Susan Kent (politician)|Susan Kent]], Minnesota State Senate minority leader *[[Jason Lewis (Minnesota politician)|Jason Lewis]], former United States Representative From Minnesota's Second Congressional District *[[Nicole Mitchell (politician)|Nicole Mitchell]], meteorologist and politician *[[Walt Perlt]], Minnesota state representative *[[Mary Giuliani Stephens]], former mayor *[[Michelle Young (television personality)|Michelle Young]], star of [[The Bachelorette (season 18)|season 18]] of ''[[The Bachelorette (American TV series)|The Bachelorette]]''<ref name= "Bradley">{{cite web|url=https://bradleybraves.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/michelle-young/9001|title=Michelle Young|work=[[Bradley Braves women's basketball|Bradley Braves]]|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref>

==References== {{Portal|Minnesota}} {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== {{Wikivoyage|Woodbury (Minnesota)|Woodbury}} * [https://www.woodburymn.gov/ City of Woodbury – official website] * [https://www.woodburychamber.org/ Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce]

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