2022 population: 160,405 ( 9,763 from 2010 , 2,108 from 2020)
Land area: 1342.8 square miles
Population density: 119.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	131,320	81.87%	3.7%
Black:	15,217	9.49%	231.2%
Indian:	471	0.29%	20.2%
Asian:	3,754	2.34%	25.7%
2+ races:	3,030	1.89%	54.8%
Hispanic:	6,613	4.12%	57.8%

Total non-White:	29,085	18.13%	104.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,483	14.2
Deaths:	2,987	9.4
Net Migration:	-629	-2.0
Net Immigration:	1,191	3.8

Change in White population:	-5,094	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,857	9.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
150,642
136,414	90.56%
4,595	3.05%
392	0.26%
2,987	1.98%
1,957	1.30%
4,190	2.78%
14,228	9.44%

2000
133,166
126,764	95.19%
1,064	0.80%
328	0.25%
2,124	1.60%
995	0.75%
1,827	1.37%
6,402	4.81%

1990
118,791
116,918	98.42%
421	0.35%
407	0.34%
568	0.48%
n/a
477	0.40%
1,873	1.58%

1980
108,161
106,856	98.79%
133	0.12%
184	0.17%
471	0.44%
n/a
471	0.44%
1,305	1.21%

1970
95,400
94,788	99.36%
125	0.13%
131	0.14%
101	0.11%
n/a
218	0.23%
612	0.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,455	13.1
7,371	5.5
1,017	0.8
1,368	1.0

9,650	7.2
7,826	5.9

Number	Rate
1990's
16,464	13.9
7,145	6.0
2,524	2.1
516	0.4

9,846	8.3
4,529	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
18,833	17.4
6,580	6.1
-1,333	-1.2
n/a

10,062	9.3
568	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,388	1.5
n/a

12,068	12.6
693	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Stearns County, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.9
36,804	22.9%
123,601	77.1%
24,575	15.3%

60,509
2.50

38,275	63.3%
30,131	78.7%
3,410	8.9%
22,234	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
33.3
34,900	23.2%
115,742	76.8%
18,228	12.1%

56,232
2.53

36,702	65.3%
29,583	80.6%
2,940	8.0%
19,530	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
31.3
34,255	25.7%
98,911	74.3%
14,645	11.0%

47,627
2.64

32,331	67.9%
27,286	84.4%
2,222	6.9%
15,296	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
27.9
33,430	28.1%
85,361	71.9%
12,435	10.5%

39,748
2.82

28,084	70.7%
23,999	85.5%
1,920	6.8%
11,664	29.3%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
33,587	31.1%
74,574	68.9%
10,549	9.8%

32,250
3.09

24,249	75.2%
21,678	89.4%
1,151	4.7%
8,001	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Stearns County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,090	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,517	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,409	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,116	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,379	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,127	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,268	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,266	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,942	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,393	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,551	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,041	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,421	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,485	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,088	8.4%
$200,000 or more	4,416	7.3%

Median Household Income	73,105
Per Capita Income	36,087

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,469	4.1%
Public Assistance	1,960	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,644	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77,121	78.9%
Unemployed	3,658	3.7%
In Armed Forces	295	0.3%

Total Labor Force	81,074	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	16,688	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,145	23,538	57.0%
Non-Profit	4,003	8,140	33.0%
Self-Employed	4,905	2,289	68.2%

Local Government	2,073	3,392	37.9%
State Government	1,443	1,757	45.1%
Federal Government	646	1,016	38.9%

Total Private + Self	36,050	25,827	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,165	14,305	36.3%
Total	44,215	40,132	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,010	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,556	20.8%
Professional, Technical	18,553	22.0%
Service Occupations	14,521	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	845	1.0%
All others	21,833	25.8%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,043	16.6%
Manufacturing	10,709	12.7%
Retail trade	10,437	12.4%
Educational services	10,199	12.1%
Construction	6,460	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,674	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	4,859	5.8%
Other services	3,395	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,351	4.0%
Finance and insurance	3,224	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,414	2.9%
Wholesale trade	2,221	2.6%
Public administration	2,005	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,972	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,009	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	908	1.1%
Information	777	0.9%
Utilities	460	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	226	0.3%
Management	130	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,508	2.21%
Puerto Rican	692	0.44%
Cuban	402	0.25%
Dominican	251	0.16%

Total Central American	399	0.25%
Costa Rican	80	0.05%
Guatemalan	151	0.10%
Honduran	24	0.02%
Nicaraguan	104	0.07%
Panamanian	2	0.00%
Salvadoran	38	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	289	0.18%
Argentinean	13	0.01%
Bolivian	19	0.01%
Chilean	12	0.01%
Colombian	111	0.07%
Ecuadorian	112	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	22	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	437	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	479	0.30%
Hmong	455	0.29%
Chinese	406	0.26%
Laotian	345	0.22%
Korean	291	0.18%
Indian	167	0.11%
Filipino	135	0.09%
Japanese	65	0.04%
Taiwanese	55	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	133,214	89.7%
Other	6,662	4.5%
Spanish	4,175	2.8%
Other Asian	963	0.6%
German, other Germanic	793	0.5%
Other Indo-European	616	0.4%
Chinese	514	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	499	0.3%
Vietnamese	335	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	65,986	41.6%
Norwegian	12,642	8.0%
Irish	12,243	7.7%
Polish	9,776	6.2%
Swedish	6,953	4.4%
English	5,990	3.8%
American	4,592	2.9%
Somalian	4,389	2.8%
French	3,313	2.1%
Italian	2,102	1.3%
Dutch	1,963	1.2%
African	1,896	1.2%
European	1,714	1.1%
Scandinavian	1,657	1.0%
Czech	1,320	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	153,289	96.6%
Not a citizen	5,333	3.4%

Native	147,671	93.1%
Foreign-born	10,951	6.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,640	3.7%	3,503	3.6%	26,819	27.4%	36,118	36.9%	18,295	18.7%	9,564	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,640	3.7%
9-12 Years	3,503	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	26,819	27.4%
Some College	36,118	36.9%
Bach. Degree	18,295	18.7%
Grad Degree	9,564	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	65,860	62,272	3,588	5.4%	4.7%
1991	67,857	64,023	3,834	5.7%	5.1%
1992	68,587	65,170	3,417	5.0%	5.0%
1993	70,288	66,957	3,331	4.7%	4.8%
1994	72,138	69,188	2,950	4.1%	4.0%
1995	74,184	71,161	3,023	4.1%	3.7%
1996	75,402	71,828	3,574	4.7%	3.8%
1997	74,730	71,717	3,013	4.0%	3.2%
1998	75,243	72,931	2,312	3.1%	2.7%
1999	78,169	75,941	2,228	2.9%	2.7%

2000	77,990	75,639	2,351	3.0%	3.0%
2001	79,690	76,683	3,007	3.8%	3.8%
2002	80,118	76,637	3,481	4.3%	4.5%
2003	80,250	76,500	3,750	4.7%	4.8%
2004	80,294	76,682	3,612	4.5%	4.6%
2005	80,674	77,156	3,518	4.4%	4.1%
2006	81,666	78,357	3,309	4.1%	4.1%
2007	83,008	79,194	3,814	4.6%	4.6%
2008	83,201	78,595	4,606	5.5%	5.4%
2009	83,993	77,349	6,644	7.9%	7.9%

2010	85,722	79,536	6,186	7.2%	7.4%
2011	86,172	80,762	5,410	6.3%	6.5%
2012	86,366	81,673	4,693	5.4%	5.6%
2013	86,778	82,466	4,312	5.0%	5.0%
2014	87,919	84,245	3,674	4.2%	4.3%
2015	88,340	85,079	3,261	3.7%	3.8%
2016	88,889	85,541	3,348	3.8%	3.9%
2017	89,876	86,844	3,032	3.4%	3.4%
2018	89,703	86,969	2,734	3.0%	3.0%
2019	90,597	87,774	2,823	3.1%	3.2%

2020	90,863	85,650	5,213	5.7%	6.2%
2021	88,710	85,172	3,538	4.0%	3.8%
2022	89,421	86,991	2,430	2.7%	2.7%
2023	90,240	87,723	2,517	2.8%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,786
Median Value	$241,100

Occupied	60,509	92.0%
Vacant	5,277	8.0%

Owned	40,819	67.5%
Rented	19,690	32.5%
Median Rent	$975

Single-Family Units	47,934	72.9%
Detached	45,377	69.0%
Attached	2,557	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,432	21.9%
Mobile Homes	1,462	2.2%

Stearns County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Stearns County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Stearns County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Stearns County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Stearns County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Stearns County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Stearns County, MN