METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS
St. Cloud Metro
St. Cloud, MN · 2 counties · 148,976 residents · 1,751.179 sq mi
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St. Cloud has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $27,331. Population has declined 11% since 2000. Median home value is $61,239. At a median age of 28.2, residents skew younger than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 28.2
US median: 33.0
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 21%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024202K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.8%(11,634)
5 to 98.4%(12,567)
10 to 148%(11,903)
15 to 198.7%(12,913)
20 to 2411.6%(17,322)
25 to 3416.8%(25,039)
35 to 4413%(19,331)
45 to 548.1%(12,021)
55 to 646.9%(10,297)
65 to 745.8%(8,668)
75 to 843.6%(5,411)
85 and over1.3%(1,870)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$27,331
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $42,332 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$61,239
−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $101,527 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic95.3%(159,532)
Black0.8%(1,326)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(2,134)
Asian1.5%(2,476)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic98.7%(147,062)
Black0.3%(508)
Hispanic / Latino0.4%(599)
Asian0.4%(641)
Other0.5%(765)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican2.8%(5,604)
Puerto Rican0.4%(790)
Central American0.4%(751)
South American0.3%(630)
Cuban0.3%(515)
Dominican0.2%(369)
Nicaraguan0.1%(298)
Guatemalan0.1%(172)
Colombian0.1%(168)
Peruvian0.1%(125)
Salvadoran0.1%(123)
Ecuadorian0.1%(117)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Bolivian0.1%(103)
Honduran0.1%(100)
Spaniard0%(70)
Venezuelan0%(66)
Argentine0%(33)
Paraguayan0%(13)
Costa Rican0%(8)
Panamanian0%(5)
Chilean0%(5)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.3%(653)
Hmong0.3%(629)
Chinese0.2%(445)
Asian Indian0.2%(423)
Korean0.1%(268)
Laotian0.1%(226)
Japanese0.1%(192)
Filipino0.1%(182)
Nepalese0.1%(115)
Cambodian0%(49)
Bangladeshi0%(33)
Taiwanese0%(27)
Ancestry
German38.4%(77,700)
Irish7.8%(15,849)
Norwegian7.5%(15,159)
Polish6.3%(12,671)
Swedish4.4%(8,889)
English4.1%(8,258)
Subsaharan African3.3%(6,597)
American2.6%(5,214)
French2%(4,092)
Somali1.7%(3,357)
Dutch1.1%(2,126)
Italian1%(2,074)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Finnish0.9%(1,762)
Scottish0.7%(1,435)
Czech0.7%(1,433)
Danish0.6%(1,274)
French Canadian0.5%(1,077)
Arab0.4%(725)
Russian0.4%(709)
Austrian0.2%(492)
Swiss0.2%(465)
Nigerian0.2%(464)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(427)
Slovene0.2%(406)
Hungarian0.2%(361)
Welsh0.2%(309)
Belgian0.1%(280)
Ukrainian0.1%(206)
British0.1%(203)
West Indian0.1%(203)
Greek0.1%(179)
Slovak0.1%(168)
Iranian0.1%(153)
Latvian0.1%(149)
Canadian0.1%(148)
Ghanaian0.3%(145)
Lithuanian0.1%(137)
Kenyan0.1%(131)
Portuguese0.1%(126)
Jamaican0.1%(121)
Croatian0.1%(108)
Romanian0%(66)
Iraqi0%(52)
Lebanese0%(49)
Ethiopian0%(32)
Cape Verdean0%(31)
Serbian0%(26)
Haitian0%(24)
Armenian0.1%(21)
Brazilian0%(21)
Jordanian0%(10)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(10)
Syrian0%(7)
Bulgarian0%(3)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
78.1%
−7.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 86.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married40.1%(32,811)
Married49.3%(40,403)
Widowed2%(1,635)
Divorced8.6%(7,036)
Women 15+
Never married33.6%(27,015)
Married48.9%(39,291)
Widowed7.5%(6,054)
Divorced10%(8,068)
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In this metro
Largest cities
St. CloudCENTRAL72,647Sartell19,918Sauk Rapids13,768Waite Park8,450St. Joseph6,846Sauk Centre4,663Cold Spring4,329Melrose3,888St. Augusta3,799Albany2,873Foley2,650Paynesville2,591Rockville2,492Clearwater2,225Rice2,212Avon1,777St. John's University1,580Richmond1,515Royalton1,274Kimball924St. Stephen827Holdingford745Belgrade737Freeport678New Munich363St. Martin313Gilman255Fairhaven255Elrosa218Greenwald207
The 30 most populous of 37 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
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2 component counties
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Frequently asked
How many people live in St. Cloud, MN?
St. Cloud, MN has about 148,976 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in St. Cloud, MN?
The typical household in St. Cloud, MN earns about $27,331 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is St. Cloud, MN expensive?
In St. Cloud, MN, the median home is worth about $61,239, and the typical rent is about $389 a month.
How educated are people in St. Cloud, MN?
About 17.0% of adults age 25 and over in St. Cloud, MN hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in St. Cloud, MN?
About 11.9% of people in St. Cloud, MN live below the federal poverty line.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024