City in Stearns County, Minnesota · 12.6 sq mi · 671 people per sq mi
About 8,500 people live in Waite Park. The typical household earns $59,285, and the median resident is 38.1 years old.
2026 projection
From 8,338 in 2020
Poverty rate 21.23%
Men 40.3 · Women 34.9
1900–2026
8,476
2026 projection
1.7% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
Use the left and right arrow keys to inspect population observations.
1900–2026
8,476
2026 projection
1.7% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
Use the left and right arrow keys to inspect population observations.
| 2026 | 8,476 | +26 | 0.31% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,450 | +6 | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 8,444 | +9 | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 8,435 | +68 | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 8,367 | +31 | 0.37% |
| 2021 | 8,336 | -2 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 8,338 | +547 | 7.02% |
| 2019 | 7,791 | +25 | 0.32% |
| 2018 | 7,766 | +136 | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 7,630 | -7 | 0.09% |
Showing 10 of 28 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 84 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 5 residents
47% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 47% | 50% | 44% |
| Never married | 32% | 33% | 31% |
| Divorced | 11% | 11% | 10% |
| Widowed | 10% | 5% | 16% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | 0% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau