Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN

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2023 Population

105,945

0.682% 1-year growth

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Median Age

32.7

2.83% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

14.3%

3.68% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN was 2 cars per household.

Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN borders Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties PUMA, MN and Sherburne (East) & Wright (North) Counties PUMA, MN.

United States Minnesota

Population & Diversity

Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN is home to a population of 106k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

95.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,730 ± 297
Gulf War (2001-)
1,180 ± 302
Gulf War (1990s)
682 ± 220

Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN are Construction (3,862 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,486 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,048 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($156,440), Architectural, engineering & related services ($153,634), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($112,589).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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The workforce of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,084 people), Cashiers (1,866 people), and Janitors & building cleaners (1,606 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN, are Construction (3,862 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,486 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,048 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN, though some of these residents may live in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($68,278), Information ($67,692), and Wholesale Trade ($64,952).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($61,310), Information ($56,667), and Construction ($54,919).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN awarded 3,139 degrees. The student population of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,938 male students and 8,249 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 14,187 students enrolled in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN, 41.9% men and 58.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,901 records, of which 59.7% were women and 40.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
88 degrees awarded
Computer & Information Systems Security
77 degrees awarded
Other Multidisciplinary Studies
106 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN was Registered Nursing with 88 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($8,811) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,306) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (21.9k), Some college (20.8k), and Bachelors Degree (14.2k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Carpooled (8.3%)
Worked At Home (8%)

In 2023, 76.2% of workers in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.3%) and those who worked at home (8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.72% of the workforce in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN (14.5k out of 101k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City PUMA, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.