Sauk Rapids

Population: 13,851
Median household income: $67,004
Median home value: $240,200

Sauk Rapids, a community in Benton County, Minnesota, has 13,851 residents. At $67,004, its median household income sits below Benton County's $71,480.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sauk Rapids's population grew 1.1% from 13,703 to 13,851, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $170,000 to $240,200.

28.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,851
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,004
Median home value: $240,200
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 5,878
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,70313,851

Median household income

$52,106$67,004

Median home value

$170,000$240,200

Median gross rent

$746$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,703	$52,106	$170,000	$746
2020	13,926	$53,511	$181,700	$794
2021	13,830	$59,960	$190,900	$825
2022	13,830	$66,442	$225,600	$927
2023	13,851	$67,004	$240,200	$941

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	820	5.9%
5 to 17	2,926	21.1%
18 to 24	1,079	7.8%
25 to 34	1,957	14.1%
35 to 44	2,328	16.8%
45 to 54	1,665	12.0%
55 to 64	1,318	9.5%
65 to 74	832	6.0%
75 and over	926	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,248	88.4%
Black or African American	100	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.2%
Asian	108	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	0.6%
Two or more races	702	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	593	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	526	5.8%
High school graduate	2,582	28.6%
Some college or associate's	3,389	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,580	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	949	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,100	81.5%
Carpooled	518	6.9%
Public transit	58	0.8%
Walked	76	1.0%
Bicycle	46	0.6%
Worked from home	555	7.4%
Other means	130	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,160	45.6%
15 to 29 min	2,289	33.0%
30 to 44 min	777	11.2%
45 to 59 min	275	4.0%
60+ min	427	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 7.2% (966 of 13,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,048	54.8%
Nonfamily households	2,516	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,564	94.7%
Vacant	314	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,474	62.4%
Renter-occupied	2,090	37.6%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units21.5%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,742	63.7%
1-unit, attached	95	1.6%
2 to 4 units	201	3.4%
5 to 19 units	487	8.3%
20 or more units	1,263	21.5%
Mobile home & other	90	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2758684
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 45.5947, -94.1527