Blaine

Population: 71,261
Median household income: $103,382
Median home value: $327,500

Blaine, a community in Anoka County, Minnesota, has 71,261 residents. At $103,382, its median household income sits above Anoka County's $98,764.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blaine's population grew 11.1% from 64,114 to 71,261, while its median home value rose 41.8% from $230,900 to $327,500.

The median gross rent is $1,707. 36.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71,261
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $103,382
Median home value: $327,500
Median gross rent: $1,707
Housing units: 25,955
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,114	$84,933	$230,900	$1,241
2020	65,048	$86,796	$240,700	$1,475
2021	68,999	$90,484	$257,700	$1,534
2022	70,047	$100,659	$303,800	$1,635
2023	71,261	$103,382	$327,500	$1,707

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,525	6.3%
5 to 17	14,239	20.0%
18 to 24	5,773	8.1%
25 to 34	8,323	11.7%
35 to 44	10,612	14.9%
45 to 54	9,509	13.3%
55 to 64	8,887	12.5%
65 to 74	6,117	8.6%
75 and over	3,276	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,875	71.4%
Black or African American	6,140	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	194	0.3%
Asian	6,781	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	132	0.2%
Two or more races	3,495	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,639	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,818	6.0%
High school graduate	11,625	24.9%
Some college or associate's	15,429	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	11,790	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,062	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,976	69.9%
Carpooled	2,820	7.9%
Public transit	372	1.0%
Walked	141	0.4%
Bicycle	59	0.2%
Worked from home	7,079	19.8%
Other means	273	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,253	18.3%
15 to 29 min	12,770	44.6%
30 to 44 min	7,612	26.6%
45 to 59 min	1,910	6.7%
60+ min	1,096	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 6.4% (4,564 of 70,799)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,887	71.3%
Nonfamily households	7,205	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,092	96.7%
Vacant	863	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,338	85.0%
Renter-occupied	3,754	15.0%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached16.8%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,931	65.2%
1-unit, attached	4,357	16.8%
2 to 4 units	336	1.3%
5 to 19 units	491	1.9%
20 or more units	1,481	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2,359	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2706382
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 1.12 sq mi
Center point: 45.1705, -93.2061