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St. Augusta, Minnesota

St. Augusta, city, in Stearns County, Minnesota. St. Augusta had 3,799 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 8.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 3,497 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 3,625 (±38). GEOID 2756724.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

3,799

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 3,497 · ACS 2020-2024: 3,625 ±38

Median household income

$140,227

±$39,778 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$388,400

±$39,588 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

not published


Minnesota: $1,280

Where is St. Augusta and what county is it in?

St. Augusta is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota. It covers 29.7 square miles of land, 118 residents per square mile in 2020.

St. Augusta is in the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

St. Augusta (marked with a dot) in Stearns County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in St. Augusta, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 3,799 people lived in St. Augusta on July 1, 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 3,497 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 3,625 (±38).

  • July 2020→2021 +55 (3,563)
  • 2021→2022 +75 (3,638)
  • 2022→2023 +58 (3,696)
  • 2023→2024 +50 (3,746)
  • 2024→2025 +53 (3,799)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure St. AugustaStearns CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Total population 3,625 ±38 160,865 5,739,445 −95
Households 1,248 ±93 61,403 2,307,955 no clear change
Average household size 2.90 ±0.21 2.50 2.43 no clear change
Housing units 1,326 ±105 66,625 2,545,030 no clear change

St. Augusta's population since 2005

From 3,011 in 2005 to 3,799 in 2025: up 26.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for St. Augusta as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2005 (estimate) 3,011
  • 2010 Census 3,317
  • 2015 (estimate) 3,628
  • 2020 Census 3,497
  • 2025 (estimate) 3,799

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in St. Augusta?

The median resident of St. Augusta is 36.3 years old; 29.7% are under 18 and 11.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.6%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure St. AugustaStearns CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median age 36.3 ±1.5 35.1 38.8 no clear change
Under 18 years 29.7% ±4.5 pts 23.6% 22.9% –
65 years and over 11.5% ±4.1 pts 16.1% 17.3% –
Male 50.6% ±3.5 pts 50.6% 50.1% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6% ±5.3 pts 4.8% 6.4% –
White alone, not Hispanic 94.2% ±5.3 pts 80.2% 75.9% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.1 pts 9.0% 6.9% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.6 pts 1.9% 5.1% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.6 pts 0.1% 0.7% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.6 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.2% ±1.2 pts 3.7% 4.5% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.6 pts 0.2% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 0.4% ±0.7 pts 7.9% 8.7% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.0% ±0.1 pts 12.0% 12.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 2.9% ±1.9 pts 6.3% 5.9% –
With a disability 4.0% ±2.2 pts 11.7% 11.6% –
No health insurance coverage 2.0% ±3.1 pts 4.9% 4.7% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 95.7% ±2.9 pts 92.5% 93.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 43.7% ±8.3 pts 28.8% 39.4% +21.3 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 14.2% ±7.1 pts 9.8% 13.8% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.0% ±5.5 pts 85.7% 87.8% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.0% ±0.1 pts 1.6% 1.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in St. Augusta earn?

Half of St. Augusta's 1,248 households earn less than $140,227 a year (±$39,778), against $77,066 in Stearns County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $105,250 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure St. AugustaStearns CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $140,227 ±$39,778 $77,066 $89,062 no clear change
Mean household income $189,139 ±$39,744 $98,367 $118,304 –
Per capita income $66,009 ±$13,607 $38,286 $48,237 +$18,213
People below the poverty line 0.0% ±0.6 pts 12.9% 9.3% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±2.1 pts 13.3% 10.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 0.0% ±1.8 pts 9.5% 7.9% –
Households with a computer 99.0% ±1.5 pts 95.3% 95.8% –
Households with a broadband subscription 95.8% ±4.2 pts 90.6% 91.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in St. Augusta?

Owners occupy 91.1% of St. Augusta's occupied homes and renters 8.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $388,400 by its owner (±$39,588).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure St. AugustaStearns CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $388,400 ±$39,588 $273,400 $329,300 +$107,310
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 63.1% ±44.4 pts 43.3% 38.4% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,946 ±$246 $1,696 $1,947 –
Owner-occupied homes 91.1% ±6.1 pts 67.9% 72.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 8.9% ±6.1 pts 32.1% 27.8% –
Housing units 1,326 ±105 66,625 2,545,030 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±2.0 pts 0.7% 0.6% –
Rental vacancy rate 26.0% ±37.2 pts 5.1% 5.3% –
Single-family detached homes 86.0% ±7.7 pts 68.7% 66.0% –
Mobile homes 0.6% ±1.0 pts 2.1% 2.9% –
Built 2020 or later 1.8% ±2.1 pts 1.5% 1.9% –
Built 2010 to 2019 21.3% ±7.2 pts 10.0% 8.5% –
Built 1939 or earlier 7.6% ±6.7 pts 11.2% 15.6% –
Households with no vehicle 0.3% ±0.5 pts 6.0% 6.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is St. Augusta building?

Builders took permits for 24 new housing units in St. Augusta in 2025 (24 in single-family houses; the permit office reported 11 of 12 months), 6.3 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 across Minnesota.

  • 2019 22 units
  • 2020 24 units
  • 2021 27 units
  • 2022 20 units
  • 2023 20 units
  • 2024 22 units
  • 2025 (11 months) 24 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in St. Augusta work and get to work?

86.9% of St. Augusta's workers drive alone and 8.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure St. AugustaStearns CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 76.1% ±5.0 pts 69.7% 68.1% –
Unemployment rate 3.6% ±3.8 pts 4.1% 4.1% –
Drove alone to work 86.9% ±5.1 pts 74.7% 68.9% –
Carpooled 1.7% ±1.3 pts 7.9% 7.5% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±1.1 pts 1.3% 1.8% –
Walked 2.9% ±2.6 pts 4.3% 2.5% –
Worked from home 8.5% ±4.4 pts 10.6% 17.6% no clear change
Mean travel time to work 25.2 min ±3.9 21.7 min 22.7 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in St. Augusta?

1 census tract lies mostly in St. Augusta (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in St. Augusta, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in St. Augusta
Tract 114Stearns County4,554 $99,306 $374,20063%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in St. Augusta) · Census block assignment files

How does St. Augusta compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, St. Augusta is the 5,648th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 190th-most populous of 855 in Minnesota.

St. Augusta ranks 36th of 558 places in Minnesota with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

St. Augusta's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate190th855
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)46th556
Residents per square mile363rd562
Median household income36th558
Per capita income44th562
Median home value144th559
Bachelor's degree or higher98th559
Median age464th561
Owner-occupied share184th561
Work from home403rd525
Travel time to work220th562

St. Augusta's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

Every place in Minnesota, sortable · Compare St. Augusta with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for St. Augusta?

26 of the 56 figures for St. Augusta on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for St. Augusta are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in St. Augusta.