Cambridge vs Isanti

A side-by-side comparison of Cambridge and Isanti: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cambridge has the higher population (9,992 vs 7,023 in Isanti). Isanti has the higher median household income ($84,412 vs $67,632 in Cambridge). Isanti has the higher median home value ($264,600 vs $234,800 in Cambridge).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Isanti
Population	9,992	7,023
Median age	36.8 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,632	$84,412
Median home value	$234,800	$264,600
Median gross rent	$1,232	$1,299
Housing units	4,289	2,714
Homeownership rate	67.0%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Isanti
Population	8,774 → 9,992 (+13.9%)	5,749 → 7,023 (+22.2%)
Median household income	$51,904 → $67,632 (+30.3%)	$75,633 → $84,412 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$157,700 → $234,800 (+48.9%)	$175,900 → $264,600 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,232 (+29.4%)	$1,053 → $1,299 (+23.4%)

Cambridge

Population

8,7749,992

Median household income

$51,904$67,632

Median home value

$157,700$234,800

Median gross rent

$952$1,232

Isanti

Population

5,7497,023

Median household income

$75,633$84,412

Median home value

$175,900$264,600

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,299

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambridge	Isanti
Under 5	5.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	21.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	19.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.5%
75 and over	9.9%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Isanti
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	88.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Isanti
No high school diploma	7.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	35.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Isanti
Drove alone	74.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	7.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	12.7%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Isanti
1-unit, detached	56.6%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	14.5%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.8%
20 or more units	14.2%	15.6%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Isanti
Poverty rate	10.6%	5.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1994	2001