Blaine vs Ramsey

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

Blaine and Ramsey 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 28,070 in Ramsey). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($112,060 vs $103,382 in Blaine). Ramsey has the higher median home value ($345,000 vs $327,500 in Blaine).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine	Ramsey
Population	71,261	28,070
Median age	37.3 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$103,382	$112,060
Median home value	$327,500	$345,000
Median gross rent	$1,707	$1,780
Housing units	25,955	10,419
Homeownership rate	85.0%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine	Ramsey
Population	64,114 → 71,261 (+11.1%)	26,638 → 28,070 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$84,933 → $103,382 (+21.7%)	$95,014 → $112,060 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$230,900 → $327,500 (+41.8%)	$251,900 → $345,000 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,241 → $1,707 (+37.6%)	$1,399 → $1,780 (+27.2%)

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

Ramsey

Population

26,63828,070

Median household income

$95,014$112,060

Median home value

$251,900$345,000

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine	Ramsey
Under 5	6.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.4%
75 and over	4.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine	Ramsey
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	82.5%
Black or African American	8.6%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	9.5%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine	Ramsey
No high school diploma	6.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	24.9%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine	Ramsey
Drove alone	69.9%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	4.2%
Public transit	1.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	14.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine	Ramsey
1-unit, detached	65.2%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	18.2%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.4%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Blaine	Ramsey
Poverty rate	6.4%	3.7%
Average household size	2.83	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1995	1995