St. Cloud

Population: 69,926
Median household income: $61,112
Median home value: $212,800

St. Cloud, a community in Stearns County, Minnesota, has 69,926 residents. Its median household income of $61,112 runs below the Stearns County figure of $76,447.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Cloud's population grew 2.8% from 68,001 to 69,926, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $155,500 to $212,800.

The median resident is 31.0 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 18.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 69,926
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,112
Median home value: $212,800
Median gross rent: $1,005
Housing units: 29,575
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,00169,926

Median household income

$49,135$61,112

Median home value

$155,500$212,800

Median gross rent

$802$1,005

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,001	$49,135	$155,500	$802
2020	68,390	$50,335	$158,500	$821
2021	68,430	$54,427	$164,500	$883
2022	68,910	$58,910	$189,600	$944
2023	69,926	$61,112	$212,800	$1,005

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2418.9%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,434	6.3%
5 to 17	10,592	15.1%
18 to 24	13,229	18.9%
25 to 34	10,629	15.2%
35 to 44	7,997	11.4%
45 to 54	6,806	9.7%
55 to 64	6,597	9.4%
65 to 74	5,896	8.4%
75 and over	3,746	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,851	67.0%
Black or African American	12,070	17.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	353	0.5%
Asian	2,982	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.0%
Two or more races	3,794	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,831	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,894	9.3%
High school graduate	11,015	26.4%
Some college or associate's	14,523	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	7,884	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,355	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit2.5%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,360	72.8%
Carpooled	3,166	9.1%
Public transit	878	2.5%
Walked	1,872	5.4%
Bicycle	312	0.9%
Worked from home	2,694	7.7%
Other means	541	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,508	45.2%
15 to 29 min	11,452	35.6%
30 to 44 min	2,993	9.3%
45 to 59 min	1,266	3.9%
60+ min	1,910	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 18.5% (12,187 of 65,912)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,336	51.7%
Nonfamily households	13,412	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,748	93.8%
Vacant	1,827	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,498	48.6%
Renter-occupied	14,250	51.4%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units25.1%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,057	50.9%
1-unit, attached	1,372	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1,628	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3,679	12.4%
20 or more units	7,427	25.1%
Mobile home & other	412	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2756896
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 40 sq mi
Water area: 0.92 sq mi
Center point: 45.5267, -94.1710