Foley vs Sauk Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Foley and Sauk Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

Foley and Sauk Rapids are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sauk Rapids has the higher population (13,851 vs 2,685 in Foley). Sauk Rapids has the higher median household income ($67,004 vs $58,092 in Foley). Sauk Rapids has the higher median home value ($240,200 vs $192,600 in Foley).

Population, income & housing

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
Population	2,685	13,851
Median age	34.1 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,092	$67,004
Median home value	$192,600	$240,200
Median gross rent	$1,006	$941
Housing units	987	5,878
Homeownership rate	66.9%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
Population	2,647 → 2,685 (+1.4%)	13,703 → 13,851 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $58,092 (-2.2%)	$52,106 → $67,004 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$153,000 → $192,600 (+25.9%)	$170,000 → $240,200 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $1,006 (+67.1%)	$746 → $941 (+26.1%)

Foley

Population

2,6472,685

Median household income

$59,375$58,092

Median home value

$153,000$192,600

Median gross rent

$602$1,006

Sauk Rapids

Population

13,70313,851

Median household income

$52,106$67,004

Median home value

$170,000$240,200

Median gross rent

$746$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
Under 5	8.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	17.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	16.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.0%
75 and over	7.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	88.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
No high school diploma	13.2%	5.8%
High school graduate	33.6%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
Drove alone	74.1%	81.5%
Carpooled	11.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.8%
Walked	2.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.1%	7.4%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
1-unit, detached	68.7%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	8.3%
20 or more units	7.3%	21.5%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Foley	Sauk Rapids
Poverty rate	14.5%	7.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1981	1989