COMPARING TWO PLACES
Richmond vs Sauk Rapids
PLACE A
Richmond, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Richmond and Sauk Rapids are close in size. Sauk Rapids earns more, with a median household income $21,504 higher. Sauk Rapids has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 0%).
RICHMONDSAUK RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population13,38913,768−3% vs Sauk Rapids
Population density3,1552,190+965
Population growth-0.4%8.5%−9.0 pts
Median age36.635.3+1.3
Male52.9%47.3%+5.6 pts
Female47.1%52.7%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born18.0%2.5%+15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.9%88.4%−65.5 pts
Black22.1%1.6%+20.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino49.0%4.0%+44.9 pts
Asian4.6%1.2%+3.4 pts
Other1.4%4.7%−3.3 pts
Median household income$50,337$71,841−$21,504
Per capita income$28,926$38,385−$9,459
Poverty rate15.7%7.0%+8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.406+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%29.3%−10.4 pts
Graduate degree9.4%10.9%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%4.4%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation57.1%74.5%−17.4 pts
Median home value$231,500$256,100−$24,600
Median gross rent$1,319$964+$355
Owner-occupied53.5%61.2%−7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%3.6%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households69.3%35.1%+34.2 pts
Average commute29.219.4+9.8
Worked from home5.1%9.9%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured28.1%3.3%+24.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025