COMPARING TWO PLACES
St. Cloud vs Waite Park
PLACE A
St. Cloud, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Waite Park, Minnesota
St. Cloud is 787% larger than Waite Park. St. Cloud earns more, with a median household income $23,889 higher. St. Cloud has grown faster since 2000 (68% vs 24%).
ST. CLOUDWAITE PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population74,9608,450+787% vs Waite Park
Population density2,599669+1,930
Population growth67.6%24.2%+43.4 pts
Median age36.038.1−2.1
Male49.3%45.5%+3.8 pts
Female50.7%54.5%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born15.7%28.0%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.3%51.7%−15.4 pts
Black4.8%35.5%−30.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino52.0%9.1%+42.9 pts
Asian1.5%1.6%−0.0 pts
Other5.4%2.1%+3.3 pts
Median household income$83,174$59,285+$23,889
Per capita income$31,724$29,293+$2,431
Poverty rate10.1%21.2%−11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.404−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%20.1%+11.4 pts
Graduate degree8.1%5.9%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%7.5%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation65.3%66.0%−0.7 pts
Median home value$356,200$219,400+$136,800
Median gross rent$1,683$1,117+$566
Owner-occupied72.5%51.3%+21.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%3.5%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households59.0%57.4%+1.6 pts
Average commute35.918.7+17.1
Worked from home13.4%5.8%+7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.9%−1.8 pts
Uninsured8.9%3.8%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025