Sauk Centre

Population: 4,589
Median household income: $65,763
Median home value: $196,000

Sauk Centre, a community in Stearns County, Minnesota, has 4,589 residents. The median household income of $65,763 is below the Stearns County median ($76,447).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sauk Centre's population grew 3.7% from 4,426 to 4,589, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $144,200 to $196,000.

19.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,589
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,763
Median home value: $196,000
Median gross rent: $778
Housing units: 2,193
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4264,589

Median household income

$57,851$65,763

Median home value

$144,200$196,000

Median gross rent

$642$778

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,426	$57,851	$144,200	$642
2020	4,466	$62,079	$155,700	$767
2021	4,531	$62,648	$156,900	$716
2022	4,568	$68,094	$184,500	$771
2023	4,589	$65,763	$196,000	$778

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	262	5.7%
5 to 17	764	16.6%
18 to 24	368	8.0%
25 to 34	597	13.0%
35 to 44	582	12.7%
45 to 54	401	8.7%
55 to 64	595	13.0%
65 to 74	591	12.9%
75 and over	429	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,095	89.2%
Black or African American	21	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.4%
Asian	51	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	168	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	235	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	257	8.0%
High school graduate	1,128	35.3%
Some college or associate's	1,173	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	382	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	255	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked8.3%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,720	74.5%
Carpooled	151	6.5%
Public transit	9	0.4%
Walked	192	8.3%
Bicycle	27	1.2%
Worked from home	182	7.9%
Other means	28	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,147	53.9%
15 to 29 min	362	17.0%
30 to 44 min	242	11.4%
45 to 59 min	122	5.7%
60+ min	254	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 15.4% (691 of 4,487)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,170	58.8%
Nonfamily households	819	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,989	90.7%
Vacant	204	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,213	61.0%
Renter-occupied	776	39.0%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,457	66.4%
1-unit, attached	98	4.5%
2 to 4 units	114	5.2%
5 to 19 units	205	9.3%
20 or more units	319	14.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2758648
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.7365, -94.9527