Waite Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 8,396 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waite Park is the 113th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities, Waite Park isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Waite Park are a mix 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 (14.12%), office and administrative support (7.86%), and food service (7.46%). The percentage of adults in Waite Park who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.55% of the adults in Waite Park have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Waite Park in 2022 was $28,864, 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 $115,456 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 Somalian. In addition, Waite Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.02%). The most common language spoken in Waite Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Polish.
