Isanti County, Minnesota

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 41,934
Median household income: $86,573
Median home value: $283,200

Home to 41,934 residents, Isanti County is one of Minnesota's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $86,573 runs in line with the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Isanti County's population grew 6.4% from 39,430 to 41,934, while its median household income rose 16.0% from $74,616 to $86,573.

77.9% of workers drive to work alone. 81.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,934
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $86,573
Median home value: $283,200
Median gross rent: $1,241
Housing units: 16,976
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,43041,934

Median household income

$74,616$86,573

Median home value

$196,800$283,200

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,241

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,430	$74,616	$196,800	$1,019
2020	40,004	$76,999	$214,400	$1,039
2021	40,604	$78,687	$228,500	$1,089
2022	41,257	$84,063	$262,500	$1,161
2023	41,934	$86,573	$283,200	$1,241

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,425	5.8%
5 to 17	7,324	17.5%
18 to 24	3,028	7.2%
25 to 34	5,147	12.3%
35 to 44	5,633	13.4%
45 to 54	5,146	12.3%
55 to 64	6,174	14.7%
65 to 74	4,294	10.2%
75 and over	2,763	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	38,502	91.8%
Black or African American	432	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	133	0.3%
Asian	858	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	974	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,009	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,247	7.7%
High school graduate	10,282	35.3%
Some college or associate's	10,912	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,103	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,613	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,487	77.9%
Carpooled	1,543	7.3%
Public transit	131	0.6%
Walked	311	1.5%
Bicycle	80	0.4%
Worked from home	2,384	11.3%
Other means	220	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,648	24.8%
15 to 29 min	4,702	25.0%
30 to 44 min	3,359	17.9%
45 to 59 min	2,887	15.4%
60+ min	3,176	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 7.8% (3,238 of 41,465)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,564	66.5%
Nonfamily households	5,311	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,875	93.5%
Vacant	1,101	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,300	83.8%
Renter-occupied	2,575	16.2%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,816	81.4%
1-unit, attached	928	5.5%
2 to 4 units	232	1.4%
5 to 19 units	324	1.9%
20 or more units	1,191	7.0%
Mobile home & other	485	2.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 27059
State: Minnesota
Land area: 436 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 45.5624, -93.2963