Sauk Rapids is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 13,775 people and four associated neighborhoods, Sauk Rapids is the 82nd largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sauk Rapids is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sauk Rapids is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sauk Rapids who work in healthcare (12.95%), office and administrative support (10.67%), and management occupations (9.84%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Sauk Rapids is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.02% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Sauk Rapids in 2022 was $37,016, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,064 for a family of four. However, Sauk Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Sauk Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sauk Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sauk Rapids include German, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Sauk Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
