East Side Data & Resources
A focus on the East Side of Saint Paul.
Neighborhoods Matter
The Dayton’s Bluff and Payne-Phalen neighborhoods of the St. Paul’s East Side have undergone major demographic shifts over time. Today, for the first time, the East Side is a majority people of color community.
According to the latest census, this increasingly young and diverse community is living in poverty at greater rates today than they were a decade ago. Though the community boasts rich ethnic and racial diversity, it is suffering with some of the largest racial disparities in the country. Over the last few years, however, several key investments have been made and a few strategic initiatives have begun that point to a new, revitalized future for the East Side.
Community wealth Building Resources
The East Side Funders Group uses a community wealth building framework in our work. To learn more about community wealth building from Nexus Community Partners and Democracy Collaborative:
Community Wealth Building Values & Principles
Democracy Collaborative
Dayton’s Bluff and Payne-Phalen Neighborhood Profiles
Minnesota Compass is a social indicators project that measures progress in our state and its communities. Led by Wilder Research, Minnesota Compass provides nonpartisan, credible information and tracks trends in topic areas such as education, economy, workforce, health, housing, and a host of others.