2024 population: 205,878 ( 6,202 from 2020)
Land area: 1751.1 square miles
Population density: 117.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	165,668	80.47%	1.3%
Black:	20,409	9.91%	34.4%
Indian:	692	0.34%	13.8%
Asian:	4,546	2.21%	7.5%
2+ races:	4,195	2.04%	12.1%
Hispanic:	10,368	5.04%	27.9%

Total non-White:	40,210	19.53%	26.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,794	13.5
Deaths:	7,192	9.0
Net Migration:	-2,009	-2.5
Net Immigration:	4,511	5.6

Change in White population:	-2,141	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,343	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
199,676
167,809	84.04%
15,184	7.60%
608	0.30%
4,227	2.12%
3,743	1.87%
8,105	4.06%
31,867	15.96%

2010
189,093
172,353	91.15%
5,333	2.82%
538	0.28%
3,411	1.80%
2,514	1.33%
4,822	2.55%
16,740	8.85%

2000
167,392
159,532	95.30%
1,326	0.79%
490	0.29%
2,530	1.51%
1,283	0.77%
2,134	1.27%
7,860	4.70%

1990
148,976
146,627	98.42%
508	0.34%
586	0.39%
656	0.44%
n/a
599	0.40%
2,349	1.58%

1980
133,348
131,758	98.81%
153	0.11%
237	0.18%
576	0.43%
n/a
573	0.43%
1,590	1.19%

1970
116,241
115,522	99.38%
127	0.11%
170	0.15%
114	0.10%
n/a
262	0.23%
719	0.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
23,588	12.5
12,349	6.5
-3,710	-2.0
5,396	2.9

-4,544	-2.4
15,127	8.0

Number	Rate
2000's
22,909	13.7
10,270	6.1
3,684	2.2
1,613	1.0

12,821	7.7
8,880	5.3

Number	Rate
1990's
21,439	14.4
9,946	6.7
5,723	3.8
660	0.4

12,905	8.7
5,511	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
24,238	18.2
8,899	6.7
405	0.3
n/a

14,869	11.2
759	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,670	2.3
n/a

16,236	14.0
871	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.2
47,365	23.0%
158,513	77.0%
30,204	14.7%

76,821
2.49

48,324	62.9%
37,619	77.8%
4,476	9.3%
28,497	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
33.5
44,400	23.5%
144,693	76.5%
22,786	12.1%

71,311
2.52

46,396	65.1%
37,136	80.0%
3,872	8.3%
24,915	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
31.5
43,508	26.0%
123,884	74.0%
18,449	11.0%

60,694
2.63

40,812	67.2%
34,245	83.9%
2,859	7.0%
19,882	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
28.3
42,508	28.5%
106,468	71.5%
15,949	10.7%

50,663
2.80

35,712	70.5%
30,468	85.3%
2,503	7.0%
14,951	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
25.0
41,887	31.4%
91,461	68.6%
13,319	10.0%

40,567
3.07

30,472	75.1%
27,254	89.4%
1,437	4.7%
10,095	24.9%

2022 Housing Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,667	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,866	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,725	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,792	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,931	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,638	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,899	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,195	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,817	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,998	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,119	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,235	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,404	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,892	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,416	8.4%
$200,000 or more	5,227	6.8%

Median Household Income	72,519
Per Capita Income	36,044

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,070	4.0%
Public Assistance	2,476	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,086	10.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	98,049	79.6%
Unemployed	4,439	3.6%
In Armed Forces	348	0.3%

Total Labor Force	102,836	83.5%
Not in Labor Force	20,271	16.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,041	30,011	56.5%
Non-Profit	4,897	10,026	32.8%
Self-Employed	6,225	3,057	67.1%

Local Government	2,754	4,529	37.8%
State Government	1,920	2,144	47.2%
Federal Government	851	1,233	40.8%

Total Private + Self	45,266	33,068	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,422	17,932	36.8%
Total	55,688	51,000	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,722	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,298	20.9%
Professional, Technical	23,488	22.0%
Service Occupations	18,407	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	953	0.9%
All others	27,964	26.2%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,468	17.3%
Manufacturing	14,099	13.2%
Retail trade	13,022	12.2%
Educational services	12,213	11.4%
Construction	8,384	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	6,581	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	6,013	5.6%
Other services	4,455	4.2%
Finance and insurance	4,261	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,988	3.7%
Public administration	2,885	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,823	2.6%
Wholesale trade	2,802	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,763	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,182	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,096	1.0%
Information	894	0.8%
Utilities	575	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	234	0.2%
Management	141	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,393	2.20%
Puerto Rican	786	0.39%
Cuban	432	0.22%
Dominican	251	0.13%

Total Central American	523	0.26%
Costa Rican	80	0.04%
Guatemalan	253	0.13%
Honduran	24	0.01%
Nicaraguan	116	0.06%
Panamanian	2	0.00%
Salvadoran	48	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	360	0.18%
Argentinean	13	0.01%
Bolivian	22	0.01%
Chilean	14	0.01%
Colombian	127	0.06%
Ecuadorian	112	0.06%
Paraguayan	10	0.01%
Peruvian	22	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	40	0.02%

Other Hispanic	501	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	565	0.28%
Hmong	530	0.27%
Chinese	452	0.23%
Laotian	419	0.21%
Korean	317	0.16%
Indian	219	0.11%
Filipino	159	0.08%
Japanese	65	0.03%
Taiwanese	55	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	169,390	90.5%
Other	7,712	4.1%
Spanish	4,901	2.6%
Other Asian	1,073	0.6%
German, other Germanic	892	0.5%
Other Indo-European	703	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	546	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	545	0.3%
Chinese	537	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	82,904	41.5%
Norwegian	16,325	8.2%
Irish	15,565	7.8%
Polish	14,416	7.2%
Swedish	9,412	4.7%
English	7,891	3.9%
American	5,594	2.8%
Somalian	4,811	2.4%
French	4,320	2.2%
Dutch	2,571	1.3%
Italian	2,501	1.3%
Scandinavian	2,252	1.1%
African	2,216	1.1%
European	2,113	1.1%
Czech	1,744	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	193,584	96.8%
Not a citizen	6,338	3.2%

Native	187,211	93.6%
Foreign-born	12,711	6.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,188	3.3%	5,232	4.2%	34,683	27.7%	46,802	37.4%	22,797	18.2%	11,512	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,188	3.3%
9-12 Years	5,232	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,683	27.7%
Some College	46,802	37.4%
Bach. Degree	22,797	18.2%
Grad Degree	11,512	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	165,538	156,260	9,278	5.6%
1991	170,900	161,108	9,792	5.7%
1992	173,116	164,324	8,792	5.1%
1993	177,672	169,010	8,662	4.9%
1994	182,174	174,628	7,546	4.1%
1995	187,408	179,654	7,754	4.1%
1996	190,658	181,544	9,114	4.8%
1997	189,166	181,462	7,704	4.1%
1998	190,586	184,622	5,964	3.1%
1999	198,376	192,666	5,710	2.9%

2000	196,986	190,904	6,082	3.1%
2001	201,952	194,106	7,846	3.9%
2002	203,636	194,502	9,134	4.5%
2003	204,416	194,592	9,824	4.8%
2004	204,898	195,388	9,510	4.6%
2005	205,696	196,564	9,132	4.4%
2006	208,024	199,396	8,628	4.1%
2007	211,770	201,844	9,926	4.7%
2008	212,414	200,424	11,990	5.6%
2009	214,324	197,042	17,282	8.1%

2010	213,682	197,618	16,064	7.5%
2011	214,940	200,886	14,054	6.5%
2012	215,180	203,064	12,116	5.6%
2013	216,482	205,276	11,206	5.2%
2014	219,364	209,766	9,598	4.4%
2015	219,968	211,482	8,486	3.9%
2016	221,306	212,688	8,618	3.9%
2017	223,132	215,318	7,814	3.5%
2018	222,914	215,880	7,034	3.2%
2019	225,076	217,754	7,322	3.3%

2020	225,850	212,494	13,356	5.9%
2021	220,310	211,206	9,104	4.1%
2022	222,058	215,712	6,346	2.9%
2023	224,134	217,524	6,610	2.9%
2024	221,832	214,852	6,980	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	83,104
Median Value	$238,641

Occupied	76,821	92.4%
Vacant	6,283	7.6%

Owned	51,661	67.2%
Rented	25,160	32.8%
Median Rent	$961

Single-Family Units	59,511	71.6%
Detached	56,654	68.2%
Attached	2,857	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18,631	22.4%
Mobile Homes	2,572	3.1%

St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for St. Cloud, MN Metro Area