Waite Park city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Waite Park city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 5,305. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 985 people without a high school diploma (ie. 18.57% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 15.53% White Alone, and 55.64% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 1,696 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 31.97% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 76.77% White Alone, and 16.22% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 1,827 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 34.44% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 85.06% White Alone, and 11.44% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 797 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 15.02% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.83% White Alone, and 6.15% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 153 15.53
Black Alone 548 55.64
Asian Alone 177 17.97
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 107 10.86
Two or More Races 0 0.00
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 153 15.53
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 107 10.86
All Other Ethnicities 725 73.60
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1302 76.77
Black Alone 275 16.22
Asian Alone 29 1.71
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 46 2.71
Two or More Races 44 2.59
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1268 74.76
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 80 4.72
All Other Ethnicities 348 20.52
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1554 85.06
Black Alone 209 11.44
Asian Alone 60 3.28
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4 0.22
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 0 0.00
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1513 82.81
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 41 2.24
All Other Ethnicities 273 14.94
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 692 86.83
Black Alone 49 6.15
Asian Alone 0 0.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 56 7.03
Waite Park city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 648 81.31
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 57 7.15
All Other Ethnicities 92 11.54