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Who lives in Anoka County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 21,752 6.3%
5-9 years 23,249 6.7%
10-14 years 24,121 6.9%
15-17 years 14,661 4.2%
18-24 years 27,702 8.0%
25-34 years 45,661 13.1%
35-44 years 46,104 13.3%
45-54 years 51,589 14.8%
55-64 years 47,342 13.6%
65-74 years 28,068 8.1%
75-84 years 12,721 3.7%
85 years and older 4,461 1.3%
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Male 173,811 50.0%
Female 173,620 50.0%
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White 292,678 84.2%
Of Color 54,753 15.8%
Black or African American 20,497 5.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 2,289 0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 14,987 4.3%
Other 5,541 1.6%
Two or more races 11,342 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino 15,330 4.4%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 325,679 100.0%
English only 289,236 88.8%
Language other than English 36,443 11.2%
Speaks English less than "very well" 14,033 4.3%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 345,055 100.0%
Population with a disability 41,152 11.9%
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Foreign-born residents 29,583 8.5%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 343,137 100.0%
Same residence 303,221 88.4%
Different residence in the U.S. 39,048 11.4%
Different residence outside the U.S. 868 0.3%

What's Anoka County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 126,848 100.0%
Less than $35,000 21,593 17.0%
$35,000-$49,999 14,362 11.3%
$50,000-$74,999 23,059 18.2%
$75,000-$99,999 21,268 16.8%
$100,000 or more 46,566 36.7%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $79,923 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 344,170 100.0%
Less than $35,000 21,593 17.0%
With income below poverty 20,963 6.1%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 18,773 5.5%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 23,258 6.8%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 281,176 81.7%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 28,825 8.4%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 25,802 7.5%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 23,342 6.8%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 16,148 4.7%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 15,233 4.4%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 15,364 4.5%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 18,486 5.4%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 18,448 5.4%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 345,055 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 16,115 4.7%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 131,151 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 4,303 3.3%
Occupied housing units 126,848 96.7%
Average household size 2.7
Owner-occupied 101,740 77.6%
Average household size 2.8
Renter-occupied 25,108 19.1%
Average household size 2.5
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 25,963 19.8%
1970-1999 70,652 53.9%
1940-1969 30,818 23.5%
1939 or earlier 3,718 2.8%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 126,848 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 90,909 71.7%
With children under 18 years 43,746 34.5%
Married-couple family households 71,168 56.1%
With children under 18 years 31,008 24.4%
Single-person family households 19,741 15.6%
With children under 18 years 12,738 10.0%
Nonfamily households 35,939 28.3%
Householder living alone 28,589 22.5%
65 years and over 10,685 8.4%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 44,144 34.8%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 31,378 24.7%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 51,158 40.3%
Moved in 2000-2009 33,199 26.2%
Moved in 1990-1999 22,178 17.5%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 20,313 16.0%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 125,502 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 29,493 23.5%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 101,359 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 18,265 18.0%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 24,143 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 11,228 46.5%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 24,327
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,089
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 5,681 4.5%
1 vehicle available 31,902 25.1%
2 vehicles available 54,593 43.0%
3 or more vehicles available 34,672 27.3%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 186,870 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 168,687 90.3%
Public transportation 6,008 3.2%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 12,175 6.5%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 178,271 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 14,013 7.9%
10-19 minutes 41,926 23.5%
20-29 minutes 42,866 24.0%
30 minutes or longer 79,466 44.6%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 235,946 100.0%
Less than high school 14,385 6.1%
High school diploma or GED 65,852 27.9%
Some college or associate’s degree 85,702 36.3%
Bachelor’s Degree 49,369 20.9%
Graduate or professional Degree 20,638 8.7%
High school graduate or higher 221,561 93.9%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 70,007 29.7%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 216,808 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 178,369 82.3%
Civilian labor force 185,102 100.0%
Unemployed 6,733 3.6%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 193,877 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 44,378 22.9%
Age 30 to 54 106,665 55.0%
Age 55 or older 42,834 22.1%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 40,580 20.9%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 51,216 26.4%
$40,000 or more per year 102,081 52.7%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 14,550 7.5%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 88 0.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 9,543 4.9%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 3,461 1.8%
Construction 10,718 5.5%
Educational services 15,858 8.2%
Finance and insurance 8,827 4.6%
Health care and social assistance 29,990 15.5%
Information 3,281 1.7%
Management of companies and enterprises 5,815 3.0%
Manufacturing 26,580 13.7%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 88 0.0%
Other services (excluding public administration) 6,814 3.5%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 11,528 5.9%
Public administration 7,995 4.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing 2,554 1.3%
Retail trade 18,698 9.6%
Transportation and warehousing 5,977 3.1%
Utilities 982 0.5%
Wholesale trade 10,144 5.2%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 168,061 86.7%
Black or African American alone 12,084 6.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 1,232 0.6%
Asian alone 9,131 4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 115 0.1%
Two or more race groups 3,254 1.7%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 11,641 6.0%
High school or equivalent, no college 37,661 19.4%
Some college or associate degree 51,305 26.5%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 48,892 25.2%