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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Waite Park is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Waite Park is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Waite Park who work in healthcare suport services (15.94%), sales jobs (7.92%), and office and administrative support (7.84%). 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.
