St. Cloud

Population & Demographics

St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud is home to 70,629 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,716 resident workers commute each day.

MinnesotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
70,629
people
Population

70,629 residents

Median age 30.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

St. Cloud population & demographics

Who lives in St. Cloud — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
70,629
Median age
30.6yrs
Median household income
$61,374
Median home value
$225,000
Median gross rent
$1,003/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
30.4%
Poverty rate
20.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in St. Cloud

How St. Cloud breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White64.5%
Black19.7%
Hispanic or Latino5.8%
Two or more races5.5%
Asian4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Some other race0.0%

Race across St. Cloud

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across St. Cloud.

St. Cloud at a glance
Employed Residents
30,716
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
43.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Waite Park
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for St. Cloud proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How St. Cloud commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

74
Commute Score

74 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

St. Cloud

30,716 commutes, one dot at a time

St. Cloud

Where 30,716 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in St. Cloud, by worker count.

1St. Cloud0.0 mi13,335
2Waite Park3.0 mi2,408
3Sartell4.8 mi1,495
4Sauk Rapids2.7 mi1,027
5Minneapolis60.3 mi955
6St. Joseph6.7 mi593
7Willmar52.3 mi401
8St. Augusta7.2 mi336

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into St. Cloud.

1St. Cloud0.0 mi13,335
2Sartell4.8 mi3,655
3Sauk Rapids2.7 mi2,862
4Waite Park3.0 mi1,523
5St. Joseph6.7 mi938
6St. Augusta7.2 mi689
7Cold Spring14.2 mi493
8Rockville9.3 mi387

Top industries

The sectors that employ St. Cloud’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance29.8%
MFManufacturing11.9%
RTRetail Trade10.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.6%
EDEducational Services5.5%
PAPublic Administration5.3%
WSWholesale Trade4.3%
FIFinance and Insurance4.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.1%
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