Anoka vs Fridley

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

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

Fridley has the higher population (29,944 vs 17,941 in Anoka). Fridley has the higher median household income ($79,274 vs $75,262 in Anoka). Anoka has the higher median home value ($292,900 vs $277,100 in Fridley).

Population, income & housing

	Anoka	Fridley
Population	17,941	29,944
Median age	40.0 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,262	$79,274
Median home value	$292,900	$277,100
Median gross rent	$1,200	$1,270
Housing units	7,732	12,565
Homeownership rate	57.3%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anoka	Fridley
Population	17,471 → 17,941 (+2.7%)	27,668 → 29,944 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$58,576 → $75,262 (+28.5%)	$63,836 → $79,274 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$203,100 → $292,900 (+44.2%)	$198,200 → $277,100 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,200 (+24.7%)	$985 → $1,270 (+28.9%)

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

Fridley

Population

27,66829,944

Median household income

$63,836$79,274

Median home value

$198,200$277,100

Median gross rent

$985$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anoka	Fridley
Under 5	6.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	18.2%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	8.7%
75 and over	8.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anoka	Fridley
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	57.2%
Black or African American	7.8%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.7%
Asian	4.3%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anoka	Fridley
No high school diploma	6.3%	8.9%
High school graduate	29.4%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anoka	Fridley
Drove alone	77.4%	70.8%
Carpooled	8.9%	10.3%
Public transit	0.5%	2.6%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.2%	13.6%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anoka	Fridley
1-unit, detached	49.5%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	25.8%	22.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Anoka	Fridley
Poverty rate	7.9%	11.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1973	1968