Baxter

Population: 8,804
Median household income: $71,272
Median home value: $298,400

Baxter is a community in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, home to 8,804 residents. Its median household income of $71,272 runs in line with the Crow Wing County figure of $71,343.

From 2019 to 2023, Baxter's population grew 7.3% from 8,202 to 8,804, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $208,500 to $298,400.

63.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1999.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,804
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,272
Median home value: $298,400
Median gross rent: $1,123
Housing units: 3,921
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2028,804

Median household income

$71,220$71,272

Median home value

$208,500$298,400

Median gross rent

$998$1,123

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,202	$71,220	$208,500	$998
2020	8,326	$69,725	$213,200	$971
2021	8,544	$64,635	$209,600	$1,013
2022	8,668	$67,064	$245,700	$1,095
2023	8,804	$71,272	$298,400	$1,123

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	3.9%
5 to 17	1,562	17.7%
18 to 24	762	8.7%
25 to 34	837	9.5%
35 to 44	1,108	12.6%
45 to 54	1,080	12.3%
55 to 64	1,052	11.9%
65 to 74	1,089	12.4%
75 and over	973	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,386	95.3%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.3%
Asian	51	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	190	3.1%
High school graduate	1,278	20.8%
Some college or associate's	2,359	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,426	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	886	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,167	73.8%
Carpooled	348	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	0.8%
Bicycle	18	0.4%
Worked from home	714	16.6%
Other means	12	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,687	47.1%
15 to 29 min	1,251	35.0%
30 to 44 min	349	9.8%
45 to 59 min	109	3.0%
60+ min	183	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.8% (940 of 8,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,326	61.7%
Nonfamily households	1,446	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,772	96.2%
Vacant	149	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,339	62.0%
Renter-occupied	1,433	38.0%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units22.4%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,472	63.0%
1-unit, attached	186	4.7%
2 to 4 units	192	4.9%
5 to 19 units	144	3.7%
20 or more units	877	22.4%
Mobile home & other	50	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2704042
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 2.25 sq mi
Center point: 46.3439, -94.2760