Columbia Heights

Population: 22,016
Median household income: $74,688
Median home value: $259,900

Columbia Heights, a community in Anoka County, Minnesota, has 22,016 residents. At $74,688, its median household income sits below Anoka County's $98,764.

From 2019 to 2023, Columbia Heights's population grew 9.4% from 20,118 to 22,016, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $177,300 to $259,900.

68.4% of workers drive to work alone. 58.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,016
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,688
Median home value: $259,900
Median gross rent: $1,278
Housing units: 9,282
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,11822,016

Median household income

$57,882$74,688

Median home value

$177,300$259,900

Median gross rent

$992$1,278

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,118	$57,882	$177,300	$992
2020	20,247	$60,778	$193,700	$989
2021	21,612	$69,460	$211,100	$1,042
2022	21,822	$70,470	$242,100	$1,177
2023	22,016	$74,688	$259,900	$1,278

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,559	7.1%
5 to 17	3,136	14.2%
18 to 24	1,732	7.9%
25 to 34	4,103	18.6%
35 to 44	2,613	11.9%
45 to 54	2,755	12.5%
55 to 64	2,908	13.2%
65 to 74	1,774	8.1%
75 and over	1,436	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,342	51.5%
Black or African American	5,445	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	1,031	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	154	0.7%
Two or more races	1,074	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,937	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,376	8.8%
High school graduate	4,813	30.9%
Some college or associate's	4,273	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,907	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,220	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit4.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,830	68.4%
Carpooled	665	5.8%
Public transit	458	4.0%
Walked	119	1.0%
Bicycle	38	0.3%
Worked from home	2,027	17.7%
Other means	312	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,522	16.2%
15 to 29 min	5,209	55.3%
30 to 44 min	1,987	21.1%
45 to 59 min	364	3.9%
60+ min	340	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 14.4% (3,150 of 21,862)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,852	55.2%
Nonfamily households	3,945	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,797	94.8%
Vacant	485	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,743	65.3%
Renter-occupied	3,054	34.7%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached11.5%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units14.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,438	58.6%
1-unit, attached	1,065	11.5%
2 to 4 units	580	6.2%
5 to 19 units	847	9.1%
20 or more units	1,335	14.4%
Mobile home & other	17	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2712700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 45.0491, -93.2467