Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

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Population in 2022: 13,801 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: +35.1%
Males: 6,736  (48.8%)
Females: 7,065  (51.2%)
Median resident age:

34.9 years
Minnesota median age:

39.0 years

Zip codes: 56379.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $64,886 (it was $45,857 in 2000)
Sauk Rapids:

$64,886
MN:

$82,338

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,087 (it was $19,510 in 2000)

Sauk Rapids city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $247,468 (it was $102,300 in 2000)
Sauk Rapids:

$247,468
MN:

$314,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $235,106; detached houses: $227,931; townhouses or other attached units: $199,168; mobile homes: $762,159

Median gross rent in 2022: $944.

March 2022 cost of living index in Sauk Rapids: 99.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.2%
(6.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.7% for Black residents, 13.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 89.3% for American Indian residents, 9.8% for other race residents, 13.5% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Sauk Rapids, MN (2022)
    • 12,18187.7%White alone
    • 6424.6%Two or more races
    • 5423.9%Hispanic
    • 1811.3%Black alone
    • 1631.2%Asian alone
    • 760.5%Other race alone
    • 140.1%American Indian alone

Races in Sauk Rapids detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Minnesota and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota as of May 02, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Sauk Rapids is 13,502 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.


Crime rates in Sauk Rapids by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.2)
1
(7.1)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
2
(16.4)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.8)
2
(15.5)
5
(38.4)
3
(22.4)
3
(22.3)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.3)
1
(7.2)
1
(7.1)
3
(21.0)
1
(6.9)
2
(14.4)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
1
(8.2)
0
(0.0)
2
(15.5)
2
(15.5)
1
(7.7)
3
(22.4)
1
(7.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.2)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.0)
1
(6.9)
0
(0.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
8
(65.6)
3
(23.5)
2
(15.5)
8
(61.9)
6
(46.1)
5
(37.4)
6
(44.5)
10
(73.8)
10
(72.6)
3
(21.7)
12
(85.6)
24
(167.8)
7
(48.3)
9
(64.9)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
13
(106.6)
17
(133.1)
25
(194.2)
39
(301.7)
28
(215.3)
40
(298.9)
63
(467.3)
34
(251.0)
41
(297.8)
33
(238.2)
30
(214.1)
44
(307.7)
16
(110.4)
8
(57.7)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
68
(557.5)
54
(422.8)
81
(629.3)
82
(634.3)
168
(1,292)
197
(1,472)
308
(2,285)
287
(2,119)
238
(1,729)
242
(1,747)
243
(1,734)
282
(1,972)
227
(1,567)
219
(1,580)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
7
(57.4)
4
(31.3)
3
(23.3)
8
(61.9)
19
(146.1)
13
(97.1)
9
(66.8)
12
(88.6)
7
(50.8)
8
(57.7)
12
(85.6)
15
(104.9)
12
(82.8)
12
(86.6)
Arson
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(15.4)
2
(14.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.4)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.2)
0
(0.0)
1
(7.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index63.033.454.680.8120.7119.7158.4124.2114.4117.9128.3161.394.398.7

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Sauk Rapids, MN

Crime rate in Sauk Rapids detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 18 (17 officers - 16 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.17
Minnesota average:

1.76
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Ancestries: German (46.9%), Norwegian (6.9%), Polish (3.6%), American (3.5%), English (2.8%), Scandinavian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1020 feet

Land area: 4.57 square miles.

Population density: 3,019 people per square mile   (average).

Sauk Rapids, Minnesota map

596 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.6% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

This city:

4.3%
Minnesota:

8.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,710 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,588 (1.1%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN (2.5 miles , pop. 59,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (61.6 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (415.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

St. Cloud, MN (1.6 miles ),
Sartell, MN (1.7 miles ),
Waite Park, MN (2.0 miles ),
St. Joseph, MN (2.7 miles ),
Pleasant Lake, MN (3.0 miles ),
St. Stephen, MN (3.1 miles ),
St. Augusta, MN (3.1 miles ),
Rice, MN (3.4 miles )

Latitude: 45.59 N, Longitude: 94.16 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,255 (-9.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,699 (23.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 320

Distribution of median household income in Sauk Rapids, MN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Sauk Rapids, MN in 2022
Sauk Rapids satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 14 buildings, average cost: $280,800
  • 2021: 20 buildings, average cost: $285,100
  • 2020: 18 buildings, average cost: $274,800
  • 2019: 26 buildings, average cost: $264,800
  • 2018: 31 buildings, average cost: $211,900
  • 2017: 29 buildings, average cost: $202,900
  • 2016: 42 buildings, average cost: $344,800
  • 2015: 31 buildings, average cost: $226,500
  • 2014: 29 buildings, average cost: $186,900
  • 2013: 30 buildings, average cost: $143,500
  • 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $183,800
  • 2011: 9 buildings, average cost: $166,500
  • 2010: 10 buildings, average cost: $152,100
  • 2009: 9 buildings, average cost: $142,900
  • 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $195,500
  • 2007: 50 buildings, average cost: $133,300
  • 2006: 85 buildings, average cost: $136,800
  • 2005: 118 buildings, average cost: $119,600
  • 2004: 120 buildings, average cost: $116,000
  • 2003: 138 buildings, average cost: $106,900
  • 2002: 106 buildings, average cost: $107,000
  • 2001: 174 buildings, average cost: $104,200
  • 2000: 158 buildings, average cost: $107,200
  • 1999: 63 buildings, average cost: $98,600
  • 1998: 66 buildings, average cost: $91,300
  • 1997: 65 buildings, average cost: $82,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Sauk Rapids, MN residents
Average permit cost in Sauk Rapids, MN
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
Minnesota:

2.6%
Historical population in Sauk Rapids, MN
Historical housing units in Sauk Rapids, MN

Population change in the 1990s: +2,662 (+35.3%).
Most common industries in Sauk Rapids, MN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (11.9%)
  • Educational services (8.9%)
  • Construction (6.7%)
  • Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (5.3%)
  • Public administration (4.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.2%)
  • Printing & related support activities (3.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (11.9%)
  • Educational services (5.2%)
  • Public administration (5.0%)
  • Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (4.4%)
  • Health care (3.6%)
  • Machinery (3.6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (20.3%)
  • Educational services (12.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.1%)
  • Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (6.2%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (3.9%)
  • Social assistance (3.7%)
  • Public administration (3.7%)
Most common occupations in Sauk Rapids, MN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6.9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (3.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4.5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.3%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.6%)

Average climate in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Sauk Rapids, Minnesota environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 60.9. This is about average.

City:

60.9
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2021 was 30.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.0
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.72. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

6.72
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Sauk Rapids-area historical tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/3/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Sauk Rapids city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1964, a category F3 tornado 27.7 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Sauk Rapids-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from Sauk Rapids center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 103.1 miles away from Sauk Rapids center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 274.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 131.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from Sauk Rapids center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 305.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Benton County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 4, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Sauk Rapids topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Sauk Rapids:

  • GRANITE CARE HOME (202 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD HOME HEALTH CARE (1115 FOURTH AVENUE NORTH)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN HOME (1115 4TH AVENUE NORTH)

Amtrak station near Sauk Rapids:

  • 2 miles: ST. CLOUD (555 E. ST. GERMAIN ST.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sauk Rapids:

  • St Cloud Technical and Community College (about 2 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,493)
  • Saint Cloud State University (about 3 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 12,822)
  • Rasmussen College-Minnesota (about 4 miles; St. Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 4,575)
  • College of Saint Benedict (about 8 miles; Saint Joseph, MN; FT enrollment: 2,025)
  • Anoka-Ramsey Community College (about 49 miles; Coon Rapids, MN; FT enrollment: 5,918)
  • Hennepin Technical College (about 51 miles; Brooklyn Park, MN; FT enrollment: 4,515)
  • North Hennepin Community College (about 52 miles; Brooklyn Park, MN; FT enrollment: 4,943)

Public high schools in Sauk Rapids:

  • BENTON-STEARNS EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 324 3RD AVE S, Grades: 6-12)
  • SAUK RAPIDS-RICE SENIOR HIGH (Location: 1835 OSAUKA RD NE, Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Sauk Rapids:

Private elementary/middle schools in Sauk Rapids:

  • ST KATHARINE DREXEL SCHOOL - SAUK RAPIDS (Students: 309, Location: 324 3RD AVE S, Grades: PK-6)
  • PETRA LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 18, Location: 1049 1ST AVE N, Grades: KG-8)
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Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Sauk Rapids: Sauk Rapids City Hall (A), Sauk Rapids Police Department (B), Benton County Historical Society (C), Sauk Rapids Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sauk Rapids include: Petra Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Sacred Heart Church (B), Trinity Lutheran Church (C), Alliance Church (D), Hope Presbyterian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Benton Cemetery (1), Pioneer Benton County Cemetery (2), Sacred Heart Cemetery (3), Trinity Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sauk Rapids include: Lions Park (1), Sauk Rapids Municipal Park (2), Prairie Lane Park (3), Oaklane Park (4), Pleasant View Park (5), Scenic View Park (6), Benedict Acres Park (7), Bob Cross Nature Preserve (8), Brookside Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Econo Lodge of St Cloud (1420 2nd Street North).

Birthplace of: Nate Raduns - Ice hockey player, Rip Repulski - Baseball player, Bridget Jones Nelson - Screenwriter.

Benton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sauk Rapids and their reported violations in the past:

FISCHERS GARDEN MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 220, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2011, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from SEP-06-2011 to SEP-19-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2011), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-18-2011), St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-18-2012)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
BENTON UTILITIES LLC (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Lead Consumer Notice - Between JAN-01-2014 and FEB-13-2014, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from DEC-20-2013 to JAN-22-2014), St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2014), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2014)
Average household size:
This city:

2.5 people
Minnesota:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

65.0%
Whole state:

64.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

9.0%
Whole state:

6.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Sauk Rapids in 2010:

  • 187 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 119 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 80 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 20 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 5 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Sauk Rapids in 2000:

  • 161 people in nursing homes
  • 49 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 20 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Banks with branches in Sauk Rapids (2011 data):

  • Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Pierz: Sauk Rapids Branch at 1301 2nd Street North, branch established on 1995/10/10. Info updated 2010/09/23: Bank assets: $177.2 mil, Deposits: $158.2 mil, headquarters in Pierz, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers & Merchants Agency, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sauk Rapids Office at 115 South First Street, branch established on 1929/05/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Bremer Bank, National Association: Sauk Rapids Branch at 110 1st Street South, branch established on 1994/04/18. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $608.6 mil, Deposits: $524.0 mil, headquarters in Saint Cloud, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Otto Bremer Foundation
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Sauk Rapids Branch at 122 South 2nd Avenue, branch established on 1923/01/01. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp

For population 15 years and over in Sauk Rapids:

Marital status in Sauk Rapids, MN
  • Never married: 36.0%
  • Now married: 47.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

For population 25 years and over in Sauk Rapids:

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.5
Minnesota average:

10.9

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sauk Rapids
Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Sauk Rapids, MN (based on Benton County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic10,5398
Evangelical Protestant4,57020
Mainline Protestant4,4529
Other6-
None18,884-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Here:

1.27 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
Here:

4.81 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
This county:

4.56 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Benton County:

5.7%
Minnesota:

6.5%
Adult obesity rate:
Benton County:

26.2%
Minnesota:

25.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Benton County:

13.0%
Minnesota:

13.0%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Sauk Rapids:

56.8%
Minnesota:

50.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Sauk Rapids:

59.1%
Minnesota:

48.4%

Average BMI:
This city:

27.8
Minnesota:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
Sauk Rapids:

18.3%
Minnesota:

21.0%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

7.4%
State:

9.8%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Sauk Rapids:

7.0
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Sauk Rapids:

32.1%
Minnesota:

33.5%

General health condition:
Sauk Rapids:

64.9%
State:

57.7%

Average condition of hearing:
Sauk Rapids:

82.9%
Minnesota:

79.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Sauk Rapids, MN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 13$111,593$103,0090$0
Streets and Highways 9$68,247$90,9960$0
Financial Administration 4$39,385$118,1550$0
Water Supply 3$24,123$96,4921$4,327
Sewerage 2$15,468$92,8080$0
Parks and Recreation 1$6,766$81,1920$0
Other and Unallocable 1$8,861$106,3320$0
Police - Other 1$6,341$76,0920$0
Firefighters 0$0 29$12,888
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$3,439
Totals for Government 34$280,784$99,10035$20,654

Sauk Rapids government finances - Expenditure in 2021 (per resident):

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $3,424,000 ($248.10)
  • Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $3,331,000 ($241.36)
    Police Protection: $3,252,000 ($235.64)
    General - Other: $1,888,000 ($136.80)
    Sewerage: $1,828,000 ($132.45)
    Regular Highways: $1,810,000 ($131.15)
    Water Utilities: $1,686,000 ($122.17)
    Housing and Community Development: $552,000 ($40.00)
    Local Fire Protection: $452,000 ($32.75)
    Financial Administration: $421,000 ($30.51)
    Parks and Recreation: $407,000 ($29.49)
    Central Staff Services: $60,000 ($4.35)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $233,000 ($16.88)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $4,733,000 ($342.95)
    Local Fire Protection: $1,304,000 ($94.49)
    Regular Highways: $911,000 ($66.01)
    Sewerage: $658,000 ($47.68)
    Water Utilities: $174,000 ($12.61)
    Liquor Stores: $67,000 ($4.85)
    Police Protection: $62,000 ($4.49)
    General - Other: $51,000 ($3.70)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($0.36)

Sauk Rapids government finances - Revenue in 2021 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,983,000 ($143.69)
    Regular Highways: $749,000 ($54.27)
    Other: $479,000 ($34.71)
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000 ($0.58)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,396,000 ($101.15)
    Health and Hospitals: $1,051,000 ($76.15)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $979,000 ($70.94)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $817,000 ($59.20)
    Special Assessments: $244,000 ($17.68)
    General Revenue - Other: $157,000 ($11.38)
    Fines and Forfeits: $41,000 ($2.97)
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $3,949,000 ($286.14)
    Water Utilities: $2,350,000 ($170.28)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,256,000 ($163.47)
    Highways: $815,000 ($59.05)
    Other: $272,000 ($19.71)
  • Tax - Property: $4,155,000 ($301.07)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $963,000 ($69.78)
    Public Utilities Sales: $604,000 ($43.76)
    Other License: $419,000 ($30.36)

Sauk Rapids government finances - Debt in 2021 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,604,000 ($1637.85)
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,049,000 ($1597.64)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,115,000 ($515.54)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,659,000 ($410.04)
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,398,000 ($318.67)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,943,000 ($213.25)
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $555,000 ($40.21)

Sauk Rapids government finances - Cash and Securities in 2021 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,540,000 ($691.25)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,049,000 ($1597.64)
Businesses in Sauk Rapids, MN
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Jones New York1
Burger King1New Balance1
Caribou Coffee1Nike1
Curves1Papa John's Pizza1
Dairy Queen1Pizza Hut1
Domino's Pizza1Subway1
FedEx1UPS2
H&R Block1Walgreens1

Strongest AM radio stations in Sauk Rapids:

  • WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
  • WVAL (800 AM; 3 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJON (1240 AM; 1 kW; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
  • KXSS (1390 AM; 2 kW; WAITE PARK, MN; Owner: REPCOM, INC.)
  • KNSI (1450 AM; 1 kW; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KLTF (960 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE FALLS, MN; Owner: KLTF/KFML, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KASM (1150 AM; 2 kW; ALBANY, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sauk Rapids:

  • KKSR (96.7 FM; SARTELL, MN; Owner: SARTELL FM, INC.)
  • KCML (99.9 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES INC)
  • KCLD-FM (104.7 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KVSC (88.1 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHMH-FM (101.7 FM; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KLZZ (103.7 FM; WAITE PARK, MN; Owner: REPCOM, INC.)
  • KCFB (91.5 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN B/CASTERS, INC)
  • WWJO (98.1 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
  • KKJM (92.9 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MN; Owner: GABRIEL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, ST. CLOUD)
  • KSJR-FM (90.1 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KNSR (88.9 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KMXK (94.9 FM; COLD SPRING, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
  • KLCI (106.1 FM; ELK RIVER, MN; Owner: MILESTONE RADIO LLC)
  • KZPK (98.9 FM; PAYNESVILLE, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • KJZI (100.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KDDG (105.5 FM; ALBANY, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)
  • K208DV (90.1 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Sauk Rapids:

  • WCMN-LP (Channel 13; ST. CLOUD-SARTELL, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)
  • K19BG (Channel 19; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
Fatal accident count
See more detailed statistics of Sauk Rapids fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 25Number of bridges
  • 463ft / 141mTotal length
  • $75,000,000Total costs
  • 207,836Total average daily traffic
  • 9,844Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Sauk Rapids, MN - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21930-1939
  • 61960-1969
  • 11970-1979
  • 11980-1989
  • 71990-1999
  • 62000-2009
  • 12010-2019
  • 12020-2022
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Sauk Rapids, MN
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED48$136,64140$115,984231$136,26510$62,9491$321,4303$79,9831$21,080
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$122,8401$11,81013$142,8881$14,1900$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$85,2501$118,06055$141,6214$11,1300$01$67,2301$55,230
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$95,5403$80,07041$152,8282$20,5450$01$65,1400$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$09$134,2211$247,9000$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0202.01 , 0203.00, 0211.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED11$153,5359$151,574
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$92,1402$170,985
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$113,9900$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0202.01 , 0203.00, 0211.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Sauk Rapids, MN
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Sauk Rapids, MN - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 38. The highest number of fires - 71 took place in 2006, and the least - 1 in 2005. The data has a dropping trend.
    Fire incident types in Sauk Rapids, MN When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (39.1%), and Structure Fires (36.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Sauk Rapids, MN
    • 25139.1%Outside Fires
    • 23236.1%Structure Fires
    • 13721.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 223.4%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Sauk Rapids, MN
Most common first names in Sauk Rapids, MN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John6678.3 years
William4976.6 years
Mary4982.7 years
Anna3585.7 years
Robert3472.4 years
Margaret3285.2 years
George2780.1 years
Charles2675.5 years
James2670.2 years
Emma2586.9 years
Most common last names in Sauk Rapids, MN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson2078.7 years
Miller2079.7 years
Larson1879.9 years
Anderson1785.2 years
Hoffman1375.5 years
Leyk1380.1 years
Knafla1276.8 years
Mendel1175.3 years
Kiekow1177.7 years
Schueller1177.0 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sauk Rapids, MN
  • 82.5%Utility gas
  • 15.3%Electricity
  • 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sauk Rapids, MN
  • 52.7%Electricity
  • 34.9%Utility gas
  • 5.5%No fuel used
  • 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.1%Other fuel
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Sauk Rapids compared to Minnesota state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
There are 27 pilots and 14 other airmen in this city.
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