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Minnesota·Anoka County
5 tracts·18K people·$309K median·2,695/mi²
White 75 · Hispanic 8 · Black 8 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 34 · Other 24
Manufacturing 30 · Health 25 · Public admin 16 · Retail 12 · Professional 8 · Leisure 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 11 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Anoka is $308,700 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Anoka has 17,970 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.6; the population is 75.0% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Black, 4.4% Multiracial, 3.7% Asian and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.3% (Census ACS).
Wilson Elementary (49%) and Lincoln Elementary School for Arts (42%) lead the elementary schools; Anoka Middle School for the Arts is the middle school with reported scores (45%); Anoka High School (35%) and Sandburg Regional High School (11%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,269/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Anoka is $75,948 a year, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Anoka, median rent is $1,269/month and the median home value is $308,700 (Census ACS).
Anoka reported 2.9 violent crimes and 12.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 32 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Anoka are strong wind (89), hail (84) and landslide (56), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Anoka, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).