St. Cloud, Minnesota demographics

St. Cloud, MN demographics: median age 30.6; 30.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · St. Cloud city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2756896. The survey estimates a population of 70,629 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in St. Cloud is 30.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 27,807 households (±761). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	30.6 ±0.7	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	15,447 ±887	21.9% ±1.3 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	24,876 ±1,279	35.2% ±1.8 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	20,893 ±1,090	29.6% ±1.5 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	9,413 ±671	13.3% ±0.9 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	35,967 ±726	50.9% ±1.0 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	34,662 ±726	49.1% ±1.0 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	46,840 ±1,173	66.3% ±1.7 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	14,072 ±1,162	19.9% ±1.6 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	219 ±82	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,895 ±602	4.1% ±0.9 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	36 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,308 ±399	1.9% ±0.6 pp	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,259 ±939	7.4% ±1.3 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	66,498 ±554	94.2% ±0.8 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,131 ±548	5.8% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 27,807
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,279 ±569	33.4% ±1.8 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,436 ±317	5.2% ±1.1 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,594 ±517	12.9% ±1.8 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,446 ±873	34.0% ±3.0 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,052 ±471	14.6% ±1.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 27,807
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,895 ±617	28.4% ±2.1 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	19,912 ±1,085	71.6% ±3.4 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 27,807
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,446 ±873	34.0% ±3.0 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,511 ±672	30.6% ±2.3 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,272 ±590	15.4% ±2.1 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,780 ±475	10.0% ±1.7 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,386 ±402	5.0% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	703 ±231	2.5% ±0.8 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	709 ±275	2.5% ±1.0 pp	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	61,100 ±959	86.5% ±1.4 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,529 ±963	13.5% ±1.4 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 66,258
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	52,869 ±1,523	79.8% ±2.2 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,767 ±607	4.2% ±0.9 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	383 ±294 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	318 ±169 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	182 ±174 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	376 ±183	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	25 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	166 ±109 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	515 ±332 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	50 ±46 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,317 ±349	2.0% ±0.5 pp	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	126 ±184 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	7,164 ±1,015	10.8% ±1.5 pp	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 41,834
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,675 ±555	8.8% ±1.3 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,890 ±928	26.0% ±2.1 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	10,246 ±977	24.5% ±2.3 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,305 ±490	10.3% ±1.1 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,494 ±749	20.3% ±1.7 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,224 ±473	10.1% ±1.1 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 69,728
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	53,753 ±1,449	77.1% ±2.1 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,369 ±828	7.7% ±1.2 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	8,386 ±1,211	12.0% ±1.7 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,954 ±483	2.8% ±0.7 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	266 ±141 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.2% of St. Cloud residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 91.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Cloud	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.2% ±1.2 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.6% ±0.8 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.8% ±0.8 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for St. Cloud . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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