Waite Park, MN Demographic Data
Waite Park, MN Summary
Waite Park is located in Stearns County in Minnesota
- Population: 6,702
- Area: 8.95 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 748.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,104.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Waite Park, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,985
54%
50.8
Male
3,386
46%
49.2
Total Population
7,371
323,128,000
Waite Park, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
646
8.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
427
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
261
3.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
551
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
938
12.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,208
16.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
590
8.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
812
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
372
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
348
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
614
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
401
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
203
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,767
78.2%
77.2
Female
3,184
55.2%
51.3
Male
2,583
44.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,393
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,349
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,218
16.5%
15.2
Female
661
54.3%
55.8
Male
557
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Waite Park, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,156
97.1%
96.8
White
5,672
77.0%
72.6
Black or African American
892
12.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
11
0.1%
0.8
Asian
172
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
118
1.6%
0.6
Other Asian
54
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
409
5.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
215
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
735
10.0%
17.8
Mexican
656
8.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
79
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,636
90.0%
82.2
Waite Park, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
339
7.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
284
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,327
29.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
883
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
623
13.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
649
14.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
443
9.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
623
13.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,925
86.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,092
24.0%
31.2
Waite Park, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,781
46.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,974
32.7%
47.5
Divorced
780
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
110
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
392
6.5
5.8%
Waite Park, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,531
82.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,194
17.8%
21.6%
Spanish
534
7.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
17
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
132
2.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
511
7.6%
1.1%
Waite Park, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
312
8.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
123
3.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
636
18.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
466
13.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
567
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
646
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
354
10.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
237
6.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
47
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
103
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
40,119
57,617
Per capita income
25,096
31,128
Waite Park, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
21
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
355
9.3%
9.8
Construction
160
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
762
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
182
4.7%
6.6
Information
30
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
546
14.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
280
7.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
322
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
109
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
762
19.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
235
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
68
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
140
3.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
985
25.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
751
19.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,133
29.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
823
21.5%
18.1%
Waite Park, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,761
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,921
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
325
8.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
39
1.0%
5.1
Walked
213
5.7%
2.7
Other means
125
3.3%
1.8
Worked at home
138
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.0
26.6
Waite Park, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
383
11.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,496
42.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,326
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
286
8.2%
21.0
Waite Park, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,491
97.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,405
40.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,086
59.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
90
2.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Waite Park, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,581
1 room
80
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
130
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
719
20.1%
9.1
4 rooms
949
26.5%
16.5
5 rooms
607
17.0%
19.8
6 rooms
494
13.8%
17.8
7 rooms
258
7.2%
12.0
8 rooms
155
4.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
189
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Waite Park, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,581
1-unit, detached
1,405
39.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
219
6.1%
5.9
2-units
61
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
43
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
177
4.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
181
5.1%
4.4
20 or more units
1,320
36.9%
9.0
Mobile home
175
4.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Waite Park, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
316
8.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
35
1.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
158
4.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
219
6.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
670
18.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
681
19.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
848
23.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
598
16.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
28
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
28
0.8%
1.4%
Waite Park, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,001
57.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
161
4.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,175
33.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
103
3.0%
0.5
No fuel used
51
1.5%
1.1
Waite Park, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
874
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
1.5%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
14
1.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
87
10.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
165
18.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
264
30.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
331
37.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
425
48.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
157
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
114
13.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
5.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
132
15.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Waite Park, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,023
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
180
8.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
282
13.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,561
77.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
63
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
776
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
266
13.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
231
11.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
305
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
214
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
134
6.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
857
42.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
79
0.0%
0.0%
Waite Park, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,405
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
158
11.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
135
9.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
547
38.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
354
25.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
100
7.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
101
7.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,100
205,000
