Circle Pines vs Spring Lake Park

A side-by-side comparison of Circle Pines and Spring Lake Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Circle Pines and Spring Lake Park are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spring Lake Park has the higher population (6,997 vs 4,980 in Circle Pines). Circle Pines has the higher median household income ($96,477 vs $77,112 in Spring Lake Park). Spring Lake Park has the higher median home value ($281,800 vs $277,300 in Circle Pines).

Population, income & housing

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
Population	4,980	6,997
Median age	38.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,477	$77,112
Median home value	$277,300	$281,800
Median gross rent	$1,337	$1,375
Housing units	2,027	2,656
Homeownership rate	81.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
Population	4,950 → 4,980 (+0.6%)	6,535 → 6,997 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$83,224 → $96,477 (+15.9%)	$62,477 → $77,112 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $277,300 (+40.7%)	$190,400 → $281,800 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,308 → $1,337 (+2.2%)	$1,061 → $1,375 (+29.6%)

Circle Pines

Population

4,9504,980

Median household income

$83,224$96,477

Median home value

$197,100$277,300

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,337

Spring Lake Park

Population

6,5356,997

Median household income

$62,477$77,112

Median home value

$190,400$281,800

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
Under 5	6.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	14.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.4%
75 and over	4.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	61.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
No high school diploma	6.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	20.5%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
Drove alone	78.4%	68.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.5%	2.4%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.7%	15.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
1-unit, detached	67.1%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	19.7%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.1%
20 or more units	9.6%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Circle Pines	Spring Lake Park
Poverty rate	4.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1982	1973