Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety81#172/924
Economy72#261/925
Housing44#514/925
Health88#109/925
Healthcare92#76/923
Environment66#317/917
Education73#252/925
Infrastructure77#210/925
Community86#126/925
Leisure & amenities70#274/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where St. Cloud, MN metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Mammography screening · high60.8%
98/100Minnesota 54.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Life expectancy · high80.0 yrs
93/100Minnesota 79.6 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Premature death · low6,234 /100k
91/100Minnesota 6,407 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · low8.4 /100k
91/100Minnesota 9.4 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low5.4%
90/100Minnesota 6.0%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Voter turnout · high74.5%
90/100Minnesota 77.0%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Child care cost burden · high50.0%
1/100Minnesota 29.9%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Days with unhealthy air · high3.1%
9/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Public EV charging ports · low1.9 /10k
19/100Minnesota 5.6 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Comfortable days · low23.8%
21/100Minnesota 23.6%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low1.2 /10k
28/100Minnesota 1.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · high1,475 /100k
32/100Minnesota 1,412 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2024Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Child care cost burdenWorsening
21.0% (2020 & 2021) → 50.0% (2023 & 2024)
+29 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drought exposureImproving
34% (2021) → 16% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−18 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
63.3% (2010 & 2021) → 75.0% (2022 & 2024)
+12 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Income adjusted for local pricesImproving
$50,554 (2019) → $72,576 (2024)
+44%5 yearsUS $55,567 → $73,204
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
22.8% (Dec 2021) → 31.5% (Aug 2026)
+8.6 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
82.5% (2015-2019) → 90.7% (2020-2024)
+8.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, St. Cloud, MN metro area improved on 12 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 8. 5 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Real income+44%$50,554 → $72,576
Suicides−23%16.4 /100k → 12.7 /100k
Grocery stores+8.2%1.8 /10k → 1.9 /10k
Firearm deaths−15%9.8 /100k → 8.4 /100k
Overdose deaths−44%15.9 /100k → 9.0 /100k

Declined8

Homicides+14%1.8 /100k → 2.1 /100k
Gyms−29%1.3 /10k → 0.9 /10k
Rent / income+2.3 points26.8% → 29.1%
Uninsured+1.2 points4.2% → 5.4%
Rent burden+4.8 points42.9% → 47.7%

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of St. Cloud, MN metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.6 /10k2020	5.8 /10k2025	+4%	Little change	38%
Average commute time	21.5 min2015-2019	22.0 min2020-2024	+0.5 min	Within the margin of error	46%
Average weekly wage	$9942020	$1,2362025	+24%	Improved	60%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%2015-2019	28.2%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Improved	24%
Broadband subscriptions	82.5%2015-2019	90.7%2020-2024	+8.2 points	Improved	42%
Child poverty rate	15.6%2015-2019	12.7%2020-2024	−2.9 points	Improved	56%
Distance to an airport	72 mi2020	72 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	15%
Drug overdose deaths	15.9 /100k2020	9.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−44%	Improved	73%
Effective property tax rate	1.05%2015-2019	0.91%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	54%
Firearm deaths	9.8 /100k2020	8.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−15%	Improved	75%
Grocery stores	1.8 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	+8.2%	Improved	74%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.3 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	−29%	Declined	13%
High school diploma or higher	91.7%2015-2019	92.5%2020-2024	+0.8 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Home price to income ratio	2.9×2015-2019	3.6×2020-2024	+0.6×	Declined	32%
Homicide rate	1.8 /100k2020	2.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+14%	Declined	13%
Income adjusted for local prices	$50,5542019	$72,5762024	+44%	Improved	94%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4272015-2019	0.4312020-2024	+0.004	Within the margin of error	42%
Median household income	$61,9852015-2019	$76,4972020-2024	+23%	Improved	30%
New business applications	7.6 /1k2020	10.5 /1k2025	+39%	Improved	39%
Pharmacies	1.4 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	37%
Poverty rate	12.4%2015-2019	12.3%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−1.4%	Little change	53%
Public transit commuters	1.4%2015-2019	1.2%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Rent as share of income	26.8%2015-2019	29.1%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Declined	18%
Rent-burdened households	42.9%2015-2019	47.7%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Declined	18%
Restaurants and bars	8.5 /10k2020	8.3 /10k2025	−1.8%	Little change	37%
Suicide rate	16.4 /100k2020	12.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−23%	Improved	88%
Traffic deaths	7.8 /100k2015-2019	9.0 /100k2020-2024	+16%	Declined	33%
Unemployment rate	6.1%2020	4.1%2025	−2 points	Improved	22%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	4.2%2015-2019	5.4%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Declined	17%
Violent crime rate	169 /100k2020	177 /100k2025	+4.4%	Little change	22%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like St. Cloud, MN metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of St. Cloud, MN metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, St. Cloud, MN metro area itself moved −2.9 points in standing on average over the same 29 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

202,458 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (+0.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

202,458 residents

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

White81%164,838
Black8.3%16,790
Hispanic or Latino4.5%9,160
Asian1.7%3,526
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†164
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%†87
Other or two or more races3.9%7,893

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−5.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

127,269 residents (±293)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

No high school diploma7.5%9,492
High school or GED28%35,497
Some college22%28,307
Associate degree14%18,037
Bachelor's degree19%24,146
Graduate degree9.3%11,790

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Graduate degree (+1.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

78,122 households (±602)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

Under $25k14%11,005
$25k–50k18%13,680
$50k–75k17%13,652
$75k–100k15%11,423
$100k–150k19%14,593
$150k–200k9.4%7,331
$200k or more8.2%6,438

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−5.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

78,122 households (±602)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

Own68%52,820
Rent32%25,302

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

24,294 households (±910)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

Under $75020%4,815
$750–1,00027%6,559
$1,000–1,50033%8,097

Home values

52,820 homes (±771)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

Under $150k14%7,305
$150k–250k30%15,624
$250k–400k33%17,652
$400k–750k

Age of homes

84,233 homes (±98)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

2010 or later11%9,395
2000–200918%15,082
1980–199927%22,892

Size of homes

84,233 homes (±98)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

Studio3.1%2,580
1 bedroom9.1%7,704
2 bedrooms25%20,884
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

105,423 workers (±1,202)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

Drive alone76%79,655
Carpool7.7%8,101
Public transit1.2%1,222
Walk4.1%4,288
Bike0.3%†358
Work from home10%10,914
Other0.8%†885

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−5.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

94,509 workers (±1,363)

St. Cloud, MN metro area
United States share

Under 15 min39%36,495
15–29 min37%34,584
30–44 min14%13,284

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in St. Cloud, MN employ 24,380 people. 6 pay a median above the US median and 4 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in St. Cloud, MN by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Home Health and Personal Care Aides3,140 jobs	3,140	$37,100US $35,800	+4%	1.09×
Registered Nurses2,910 jobs	2,910	$105,290US $97,550	+8%	1.29×
Retail Salespersons2,850 jobs	2,850	$34,860US $35,410	−2%	1.09×
Cashiers2,560 jobs	2,560	$32,480US $32,880	−1%	1.24×
General and Operations Managers2,340 jobs	2,340	$89,700US $105,770	−15%	1.0×
Office Clerks, General2,240 jobs	2,240	$46,390US $45,010	+3%	1.36×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2,230 jobs	2,230	$45,480US $40,240	+13%	1.13×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2,140 jobs	2,140	$61,960US $58,640	+6%	1.55×
Fast Food and Counter Workers2,120 jobs	2,120	$29,680US $31,200	−5%	0.82×
Customer Service Representatives1,850 jobs	1,850	$48,120US $44,770	+7%	1.07×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in St. Cloud, MN.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

St. Cloud, MN has 5,449 employer establishments, 268 for every 10,000 residents (1.08× the US rate of 248), with 101,067 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,417. The Census Bureau also counts 15,553 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 5,449; 15,553 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 268; US 248
Paid employees: 101,067
Average annual pay: $57,417; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of St. Cloud, MN by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	476	23.4	1.51×More than typical	4,364	$85,541	976
Ambulatory health care services	327	16.1	0.77×Fewer than typical	5,293	$92,698	483
Restaurants and other eating places	318	15.6	0.85×About typical	6,297	$19,495	46
Lessors of real estate	207	10.2	0.83×About typical	829	$41,285	1,754
Construction of buildings	196	9.6	1.27×More than typical	1,341	$78,374	413
Truck transportation	173	8.5	1.68×More than typical	2,163	$63,693	1,647
Building equipment contractors	160	7.9	1.31×More than typical	2,780	$84,002	139
Automotive repair and maintenance	153	7.5	1.49×More than typical	840	$53,199	210
Limited-service restaurants	149	7.3	0.91×About typical	3,103	$17,663	13
Services to buildings and dwellings	136	6.7	0.99×About typical	1,212	$36,835	649
Insurance agencies and brokerages	134	6.6	1.50×More than typical	600	$77,775	240
Religious organizations	132	6.5	1.17×About typical	1,010	$23,877	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 203,385 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $119.5M on contracts performed in St. Cloud, MN metro area: $580 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $119.5M; +26% vs FY2025
Per resident: $580; US $1,994
Sole-source: 1.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 3.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Agricultural Marketing Service$64.6M54%
Department of Veterans Affairs$42.5M36%
Federal Acquisition Service$12M10%
Department of the Army$211.6K0.2%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$97.6K0.1%
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$21K0.0%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$15.6K0.0%

Top recipients

ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC$64.7M54%
NEW FLYER OF AMERICA INC.$12M10%
DAX SAFETY & STAFFING SOLUTIONS, LLC$11.1M9.3%
MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC$4.8M4.0%
M2 FEDERAL INC.$3.5M3.0%

Spending by fiscal year

70.7MFY2017
91.9MFY2018
23.2MFY2019
30.4MFY2020
65.5MFY2021
114.7MFY2022
109.8MFY2023
124.8M

Top industries (NAICS)

Dairy product manufacturing · 3115$64.6M54%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$12.3M10%
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing · 3362$12.1M10%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$7.4M6.2%
Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors · 2381$4.2M3.6%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415

Largest awards

COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011096/4100033497/CHEESE NAT AMER FBD BARREL-500 LB(40800)$12.8M
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC· Stearns County, MN· Other equipment & supplies· Dec 23, 2025 – Dec 23, 2025· 123J1426C0421
MN CONSTRUCTION MATOC, RENOVATE BLDG 4 FOR STERILE PROCESSING SERVICE (SPS)$9.7M
HERNANDEZ CONSULTING INC.· Stearns County, MN· Construction & real property· Dec 14, 2020 – Apr 6, 2026· 36C26321N0301
656-400 CONSTRUCT PACT BLDG. 4 1ST FLOOR - ST. CLOUD, MN - MINOR CONSTRUCTION$8.4M
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES INC· Stearns County, MN· Construction & real property· Aug 28, 2024 – Feb 23, 2026· 36C77624C0174

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.2B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for St. Cloud, MN metro area: $5,968 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.2B; −2.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,968; US $12,955
Loan face value: $61.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 2.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$746.2M61%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$110.9M9.0%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$86.6M7.1%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$83.1M6.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$53M4.3%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$25.2M2.1%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$12.8M1.0%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$12.2M1.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, INC.$58.8M4.8%
SAINT CLOUD, MN
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$29.5M2.4%
SAINT PAUL, MN
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES$13.3M1.1%
SAINT CLOUD, MN
THE HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA$13M1.1%
SAINT CLOUD, MN
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$911M74%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$124.1M10%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$88.9M7.2%
Federal Highway Administration$29.5M2.4%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency$16.8M1.4%

Assistance by fiscal year

1.2BFY2021
1.1BFY2022
1.1BFY2023
1.2BFY2024
1.3BFY2025
1.2BFY2026

County aggregates

85%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in St. Cloud, MN

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

St. CloudPrincipal city70,629

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Minnesota

Areas based in Minnesota, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved12

Declined8

Metro and micro areas like St. Cloud, MN metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in St. Cloud, MN

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Minnesota

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved12

Declined8

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought