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Isanti County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Isanti County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Isanti County is a primarily residential exurban county of about 41,900 residents, with an 83.8% homeownership rate and a median home value of $283,200 pointing to a largely owner-occupied, lower-density community. The workforce of roughly 28,200 participants (67.4% labor force participation) skews toward high school credentials — 92.3% hold at least a diploma, while only 19.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — with median worker earnings of $48,567 and a relatively low poverty rate of 7.8%. The county grew 7.6% over five years, and a mean commute of 32.5 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county, consistent with its position as a bedroom community in the broader Minneapolis–Saint Paul region.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

41,934

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$87,440

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.6% since 2018

Isanti County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,012 (91.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,095 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone822 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race756 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone372 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone356 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish462
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island348
  3. 3.Other Indo-European117
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)93
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic85

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,656

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,927

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,051
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,024
  3. 3.Construction (Group)2,846
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,953
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,747

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,836
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,735
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,493
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,388
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,314

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.97×)2,938
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.90×)4,062
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.03×)1,049
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)1,030
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)1,245

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$283,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,241/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,721 (27.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,272 (16.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,103 (15.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,841 (13.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,160 (8.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999684 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,567

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,368 (76.4%)
  • Worked At Home2,612 (12.2%)
  • Carpooled1,576 (7.4%)
  • Walked402 (1.9%)
  • Other149 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit140 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.