Editing St. Cloud, Minnesota (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 2161
|1880= 2462
|1890= 7686
|1900= 8663
|1910= 10600
|1920= 15873
|1930= 21000
|1940= 24173
|1950= 28410
|1960= 32415
|1970= 39691
|1980= 42566
|1990= 48812
|2000= 59108
|2010= 65842
|2020= 68881
|estyear=2022
|estimate=69568
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=November 15, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 15, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===Race and ethnicity===
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible left" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! rowspan="3"|Race/ethnicity
|-
! colspan="2"|2000<ref name=2000Census>{{Cite book|title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2000-Minnesota|url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=bliorXz9m0cC&pg=GBS.PA191&hl=en|website=[[Google Books]]| year=2002 | publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau | isbn=9780160672132 }}</ref>
! colspan="2"|2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - St. Cloud, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2756896&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
! colspan="2"|2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - St. Cloud, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2756896|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
|-
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] alone || 53,857 || 91.12% || 54,854 || 83.31% || 46,641 || 67.71%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]] alone || 1,378 || 2.33% || 5,101 || 7.75% || 13,180 || 19.13%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] alone || 402 || 0.68% || 398 || 0.61% || 337 || 0.49%
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] alone || 1,833 || 3.10% || 2,393 || 3.64% || 2,404 || 3.49%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone || 31 || 0.05% || 16 || 0.03% || 51 || 0.07%
|-
| Other race alone || 60 || 0.10% || 54 || 0.08% || 314 || 0.46%
|-
| [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]] || 762 || 1.29% || 1,429 || 2.17% || 2,116 || 3.07%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]  || 784 || 1.33% || 1,597 || 2.43% || 2,838 || 4.12%
|-
! Total || 59,107 || 100.00% || 65,842 || 100.00% || 68,881 || 100.00%
|}

Over the past two decades, the racial and ethnic landscape of St. Cloud has experienced significant changes. In the year 2000, the population was predominantly White. However, by 2020, this percentage had dropped to 67%. The Black or African American demographic saw a substantial increase from 2% in 2000 to nearly 20% in 2020, marking the most significant growth among all groups. Other racial groups such as Asian Americans have maintained a stable presence. The Hispanic or Latino population nearly tripled in size.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 65,842 people, 25,439 households, and 13,348 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1644.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 27,338 housing units at an average density of {{convert|682.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 25,439 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.

The median age in the city was 28.8 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=St Cloud city, Minnesota|work=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010; 2010 Demographic Profile Data|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|archive-date=December 27, 1996|url-status=live}}</ref> 18.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 23.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, 27.3% of St. Cloud households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.9% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.00.

The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

===Immigration===
St. Cloud has been a significant destination for immigrants throughout its history, beginning with [[German Americans|German]] settlers in the late 19th century. This was followed by waves of Polish, Irish, and other European immigrants in the early 20th century. In the late 20th and early 21st century, the nature of immigration to St. Cloud has undergone a dramatic shift. New residents of the city have predominantly been from [[Africa]], and particularly, from the war-torn country of [[Somalia]].<ref name="CBS Minnesota 2019">{{cite web | title=What Is The History Behind Minnesota's Somali-American Community? | website=CBS Minnesota | date=2019-07-24 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-somali-american-population-good-question/ | access-date=2023-06-14}}</ref> Unofficial estimates suggest that the number of [[Somalis]] in St. Cloud and the surrounding cities like Waite Park, St. Joseph, Sartell, and Sauk Rapids could be as high as 25,000, with approximately half of this population having moved to the city between 2009 and 2013. About 15% of the local school district being Somali and a large segment of Somalis currently enrolled in high schools, colleges, and universities. Home ownership among St. Cloud's Somali community is considerably lower than other populations.<ref name="Marohn 2022">{{cite web | last=Marohn | first=Kirsti | title='American dream': St. Cloud's Somali families see homebuying as path to grow wealth, sink roots | website=MPR News | date=April 13, 2022 | url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/13/american-dream-st-clouds-somali-families-see-homebuying-as-path-to-grow-wealth-sink-roots | access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name="MPR News 2022">{{cite web | title=Report finds Somali Muslim families may be targets for risky home ownership deals | website=MPR News | date=November 21, 2022 | url=https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/11/21/report-finds-somali-muslim-families-may-be-targets-for-risky-home-ownership-deals | access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>

===Average income===
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2020 the annual mean wage for 99,600 employees across all occupations in St. Cloud was $50,800. The median hourly wage was $24.42.<ref>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_41060.htm#00-0000 May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates St. Cloud, MN]</ref>