Anoka vs Columbia Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Anoka and Columbia Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Anoka and Columbia Heights are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia Heights has the higher population (22,016 vs 17,941 in Anoka). Anoka has the higher median household income ($75,262 vs $74,688 in Columbia Heights). Anoka has the higher median home value ($292,900 vs $259,900 in Columbia Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
Population	17,941	22,016
Median age	40.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,262	$74,688
Median home value	$292,900	$259,900
Median gross rent	$1,200	$1,278
Housing units	7,732	9,282
Homeownership rate	57.3%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
Population	17,471 → 17,941 (+2.7%)	20,118 → 22,016 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$58,576 → $75,262 (+28.5%)	$57,882 → $74,688 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$203,100 → $292,900 (+44.2%)	$177,300 → $259,900 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,200 (+24.7%)	$992 → $1,278 (+28.8%)

Anoka

Population

17,47117,941

Median household income

$58,576$75,262

Median home value

$203,100$292,900

Median gross rent

$962$1,200

Columbia Heights

Population

20,11822,016

Median household income

$57,882$74,688

Median home value

$177,300$259,900

Median gross rent

$992$1,278

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
Under 5	6.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	18.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.5%	8.1%
75 and over	8.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	51.5%
Black or African American	7.8%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	4.3%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
No high school diploma	6.3%	8.8%
High school graduate	29.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
Drove alone	77.4%	68.4%
Carpooled	8.9%	5.8%
Public transit	0.5%	4.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.2%	17.7%
Other means	1.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
1-unit, detached	49.5%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	25.8%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Anoka	Columbia Heights
Poverty rate	7.9%	14.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1973	1962