Circle Pines

Population: 4,980
Median household income: $96,477
Median home value: $277,300

Located in Anoka County, Minnesota, Circle Pines is a community with a population of 4,980. At $96,477, its median household income sits in line with Anoka County's $98,764.

Between 2019 and 2023, Circle Pines's population held roughly steady from 4,950 to 4,980, while its median home value rose 40.7% from $197,100 to $277,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,980
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $96,477
Median home value: $277,300
Median gross rent: $1,337
Housing units: 2,027
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,950	$83,224	$197,100	$1,308
2020	4,951	$84,550	$200,700	$1,360
2021	5,001	$88,504	$214,300	$1,272
2022	4,996	$97,083	$248,800	$1,345
2023	4,980	$96,477	$277,300	$1,337

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	316	6.3%
5 to 17	847	17.0%
18 to 24	377	7.6%
25 to 34	642	12.9%
35 to 44	666	13.4%
45 to 54	693	13.9%
55 to 64	654	13.1%
65 to 74	579	11.6%
75 and over	206	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,256	85.5%
Black or African American	61	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	259	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	176	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	209	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	220	6.4%
High school graduate	706	20.5%
Some college or associate's	1,066	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,032	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	416	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,347	78.4%
Carpooled	148	4.9%
Public transit	15	0.5%
Walked	24	0.8%
Bicycle	9	0.3%
Worked from home	441	14.7%
Other means	8	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	443	17.4%
15 to 29 min	1,216	47.7%
30 to 44 min	732	28.7%
45 to 59 min	97	3.8%
60+ min	63	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 4.9% (244 of 4,962)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,275	63.4%
Nonfamily households	736	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,011	99.2%
Vacant	16	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,641	81.6%
Renter-occupied	370	18.4%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached19.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,360	67.1%
1-unit, attached	399	19.7%
2 to 4 units	37	1.8%
5 to 19 units	14	0.7%
20 or more units	195	9.6%
Mobile home & other	22	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2711494
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 45.1437, -93.1475