Coon Rapids vs Ramsey

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

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

Coon Rapids has the higher population (63,348 vs 28,070 in Ramsey). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($112,060 vs $86,618 in Coon Rapids). Ramsey has the higher median home value ($345,000 vs $287,200 in Coon Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
Population	63,348	28,070
Median age	39.2 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,618	$112,060
Median home value	$287,200	$345,000
Median gross rent	$1,418	$1,780
Housing units	25,198	10,419
Homeownership rate	74.2%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
Population	62,517 → 63,348 (+1.3%)	26,638 → 28,070 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$71,267 → $86,618 (+21.5%)	$95,014 → $112,060 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$204,700 → $287,200 (+40.3%)	$251,900 → $345,000 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,137 → $1,418 (+24.7%)	$1,399 → $1,780 (+27.2%)

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

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)

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
Under 5	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	21.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.4%
75 and over	7.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	82.5%
Black or African American	8.5%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
No high school diploma	6.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	31.7%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
Drove alone	76.6%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.6%	4.2%
Public transit	1.7%	1.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	14.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
1-unit, detached	60.8%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	18.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.4%
20 or more units	13.8%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Coon Rapids	Ramsey
Poverty rate	8.0%	3.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1983	1995