Blaine vs Coon Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Blaine and Coon Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blaine has the higher population (71,261 vs 63,348 in Coon Rapids). Blaine has the higher median household income ($103,382 vs $86,618 in Coon Rapids). Blaine has the higher median home value ($327,500 vs $287,200 in Coon Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
Population	71,261	63,348
Median age	37.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,382	$86,618
Median home value	$327,500	$287,200
Median gross rent	$1,707	$1,418
Housing units	25,955	25,198
Homeownership rate	85.0%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
Population	64,114 → 71,261 (+11.1%)	62,517 → 63,348 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$84,933 → $103,382 (+21.7%)	$71,267 → $86,618 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$230,900 → $327,500 (+41.8%)	$204,700 → $287,200 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,241 → $1,707 (+37.6%)	$1,137 → $1,418 (+24.7%)

Blaine

Population

64,11471,261

Median household income

$84,933$103,382

Median home value

$230,900$327,500

Median gross rent

$1,241$1,707

Coon Rapids

Population

62,51763,348

Median household income

$71,267$86,618

Median home value

$204,700$287,200

Median gross rent

$1,137$1,418

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
Under 5	6.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.9%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.5%
75 and over	4.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	72.5%
Black or African American	8.6%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	9.5%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	24.9%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
Drove alone	69.9%	76.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.6%
Public transit	1.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.8%	11.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
1-unit, detached	65.2%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	19.6%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Blaine	Coon Rapids
Poverty rate	6.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.83	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1995	1983