COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clearwater vs Sauk Rapids
PLACE A
Clearwater, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Clearwater is 731% larger than Sauk Rapids. Sauk Rapids earns more, with a median household income $5,460 higher.
CLEARWATERSAUK RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population114,36413,768+731% vs Sauk Rapids
Population density4,3692,190+2,180
Population growth8.9%8.5%+0.4 pts
Median age46.635.3+11.3
Male49.2%47.3%+2.0 pts
Female50.8%52.7%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born17.2%2.5%+14.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%88.4%−23.4 pts
Black10.5%1.6%+8.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.1%4.0%+13.0 pts
Asian2.8%1.2%+1.6 pts
Other4.5%4.7%−0.2 pts
Median household income$66,381$71,841−$5,460
Per capita income$44,653$38,385+$6,268
Poverty rate14.8%7.0%+7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.406+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%29.3%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree12.3%10.9%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%4.4%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation59.4%74.5%−15.1 pts
Median home value$361,300$256,100+$105,200
Median gross rent$1,658$964+$694
Owner-occupied58.6%61.2%−2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%3.6%+14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households59.3%35.1%+24.3 pts
Average commute22.719.4+3.3
Worked from home20.7%9.9%+10.8 pts
Public transit to work3.7%0.6%+3.0 pts
Uninsured15.1%3.3%+11.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025