COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pease vs Sauk Rapids
PLACE A
Pease, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Pease is 98% smaller than Sauk Rapids. Sauk Rapids earns more, with a median household income $5,174 higher. Sauk Rapids has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
PEASESAUK RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population24913,768−98% vs Sauk Rapids
Population density4722,190−1,718
Population growth-1.7%8.5%−10.2 pts
Median age38.435.3+3.1
Male40.6%47.3%−6.7 pts
Female59.4%52.7%+6.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%88.4%+9.3 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%4.0%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.9%4.7%−3.8 pts
Median household income$66,667$71,841−$5,174
Per capita income$29,622$38,385−$8,763
Poverty rate7.2%7.0%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.406−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%29.3%−18.2 pts
Graduate degree4.6%10.9%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%4.4%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation70.6%74.5%−3.9 pts
Median home value$178,900$256,100−$77,200
Median gross rent$1,116$964+$152
Owner-occupied74.3%61.2%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%3.6%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households78.9%35.1%+43.9 pts
Average commute26.119.4+6.7
Worked from home16.5%9.9%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.4%3.3%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025