What percentage of people rent in Sauk Rapids, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Sauk Rapids, MN, 2020–2024
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38.8% (±3.8 points) of the occupied homes in Sauk Rapids, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,196 renting households against 3,460 that own their home.

In Sauk Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 35.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.8% (±3.8 points)
Renting households: 2,196 (±233)
Median renter income: $44,513 (±$10,881)

Who rents and who owns in Sauk Rapids

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sauk Rapids	Benton County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.8% (±3.8 points)	33.3% (±2.1 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,196 (±233)	5,562 (±349)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,460 (±236)	11,157 (±406)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,513 (±$10,881)	$47,698 (±$2,767)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$108,647 (±$5,932)	$101,627 (±$4,480)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Sauk Rapids, the renter share is higher than in Benton County (33.3%).

It is also higher than in Minnesota (27.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Benton County, Sauk Rapids ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 117 of 2,628.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Sauk Rapids has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	35.9% (±3.7 points)	38.8% (±3.8 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$746 (±$46)	$964 (±$53)	+29.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,106 (±$6,286)	$71,841 (±$6,643)	+37.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Sauk Rapids

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sauk Rapids
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sauk Rapids	—	38.8% (±3.8 points)	—
Sauk Rapids Township	2.7 mi	7.6% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Sartell	3.3 mi	38.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Minden Township	4.5 mi	16.2% (±10.5 points)	Lower
St. Cloud	4.8 mi	51.4% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Le Sauk Township	5.9 mi	6.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Haven Township	6.5 mi	4.8% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Waite Park	6.7 mi	48.7% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Watab Township	6.7 mi	4.7% (±2.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sauk Rapids Township, MN (7.6%), Minden Township, MN (16.2%), Le Sauk Township, MN (6.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: St. Cloud, MN (51.4%), Waite Park, MN (48.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Benton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sauk Rapids	38.8% (±3.8 points)
2	Foley	32.7% (±6.2 points)
3	Minden Township	16.2% (±10.5 points)
4	Gilman	15.4% (±11.2 points)
5	Rice	11.4% (±4.4 points)
6	Graham Township	11.2% (±7.7 points)
7	Glendorado Township	9.7% (±7.7 points)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Benton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sauk Rapids

How many renters are there in Sauk Rapids?

Sauk Rapids has an estimated 2,196 (±233) renting households, 38.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sauk Rapids?

In Sauk Rapids, the share of households that rent went from 35.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sauk Rapids?

A renting household in Sauk Rapids has 1.8 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sauk Rapids?

The median renting household in Sauk Rapids, MN has an income of $44,513 (±$10,881) a year, against $108,647 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Sauk Rapids city, Minnesota (place:58684, in state:27).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.