Waite Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 8,504 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waite Park is the 113th largest community in Minnesota.

The percentage of adults in Waite Park who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.12% of the adults in Waite Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Waite Park in 2022 was $29,293, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,172 for a family of four. However, Waite Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Waite Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Waite Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waite Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Waite Park include German, African, Irish, Norwegian, and English.

In addition, Waite Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.96%).

The most common language spoken in Waite Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.