Demographics of Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota

Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota had 13,768 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −134 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sauk Rapids city, in four figures

13,768
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,852 ±26.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −134 people.; 35.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,841 ±$6,643
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,902	100.0	100.0
2021	13,893	99.9	100.2
2022	13,838	99.5	100.7
2023	13,786	99.2	101.6
2024	13,815	99.4	102.5
2025	13,768	99.0	103.1

Population of Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,902	—
2021	13,893	−9
2022	13,838	−55
2023	13,786	−52
2024	13,815	+29
2025	13,768	−47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±1.6: for men 35.9 ±2.2 and for women 34.4 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sauk Rapids city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	724 ±159	5.2% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,893 ±296	20.9% ±2.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,210 ±283	8.7% ±2.0	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,311 ±367	31.1% ±2.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,001 ±300	21.7% ±2.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,713 ±244	12.4% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,841 ±$6,643, and income per person $38,385 ±$2,466, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Sauk Rapids city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	763 ±258	13.5% ±4.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,070 ±229	18.9% ±4.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,096 ±234	19.4% ±4.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	601 ±155	10.6% ±2.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,270 ±232	22.5% ±4.0	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	569 ±175	10.1% ±3.1	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	287 ±100	5.1% ±1.8	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Sauk Rapids city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	953 ±290	7.0% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	32 to 184	0.9% to 5.2%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	611 ±234	7.8% ±3.0	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	234 ±114	10.7% ±5.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sauk Rapids city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sauk Rapids city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	5,870 ±223	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±5.0	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.5% to 5.8%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.2% ±3.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.8% ±3.9	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$256,100 ±$10,420	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$964 ±$53	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Sauk Rapids city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	559 ±186	4.0% ±1.3	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,249 ±332	88.4% ±2.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20 to 434	0.1% to 3.1%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	74 to 254	0.5% to 1.8%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4 to 174	< 0.1% to 1.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	554 ±255	4.0% ±1.8	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Sauk Rapids city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	11,290 ±323	81.5% ±2.3	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,100 ±307	15.2% ±2.2	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 216	0.2% to 1.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	343 ±147	2.5% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	76 to 226	0.5% to 1.6%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	79 to 305	0.6% to 2.2%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Sauk Rapids city among the places of Minnesota

82nd of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Sauk Rapids city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Robbinsdale city	14,234 ±54
North Mankato city	14,211 ±29
Fergus Falls city	14,181 ±28
New Ulm city	14,056 ±24
Marshall city	13,896 ±70
Sauk Rapids city	13,852 ±26
Worthington city	13,780 ±60
Rogers city	13,685 ±35
Waconia city	13,434 ±29
Lake Elmo city	13,140 ±41
Mounds View city	12,926 ±45

Rankings this appears in

No. 37 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 43 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 74 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 82 Places in Minnesota by per capita income
No. 83 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 86 Places in Minnesota by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026