Anoka, Minnesota demographics

Anoka, MN demographics: median age 40.6; 26.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Anoka city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2701720. The survey estimates a population of 17,970 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Anoka is 40.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 7,385 households (±323). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.6 ±1.9	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	3,778 ±475	21.0% ±2.6 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,583 ±421	19.9% ±2.3 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	7,221 ±579	40.2% ±3.2 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,388 ±409	18.9% ±2.3 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	8,936 ±379	49.7% ±2.1 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	9,034 ±377	50.3% ±2.1 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	13,706 ±740	76.3% ±4.1 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,421 ±502	7.9% ±2.8 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	172 ±96 · low precision	1.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	682 ±344 · low precision	3.8% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	19 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	420 ±399 · low precision	2.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,550 ±485	8.6% ±2.7 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,551 ±550	92.1% ±3.0 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,419 ±547	7.9% ±3.0 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,149 ±250	42.6% ±2.8 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	403 ±116	5.5% ±1.6 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	821 ±200	11.1% ±2.7 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,486 ±393	33.7% ±5.1 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	526 ±160	7.1% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,213 ±228	30.0% ±2.8 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,172 ±413	70.0% ±4.7 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,486 ±393	33.7% ±5.1 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,398 ±329	32.5% ±4.2 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,088 ±211	14.7% ±2.8 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	895 ±198	12.1% ±2.6 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	279 ±124	3.8% ±1.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	205 ±108 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	34 ±45 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	16,138 ±438	89.8% ±2.4 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,832 ±425	10.2% ±2.4 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	14,604 ±581	85.7% ±3.1 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	765 ±420 · low precision	4.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	112 ±94 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	41 ±55 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	157 ±164 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	29 ±45 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	33 ±46 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	51 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	54 ±65 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	17 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	255 ±155 · low precision	1.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	173 ±215 · low precision	1.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	759 ±417 · low precision	4.5% ±2.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,147
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	856 ±230	6.5% ±1.7 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,936 ±405	29.9% ±3.0 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,959 ±411	22.5% ±3.1 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,895 ±308	14.4% ±2.3 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,414 ±367	18.4% ±2.8 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,087 ±235	8.3% ±1.8 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	15,469 ±468	86.4% ±2.6 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	814 ±221	4.5% ±1.2 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,149 ±269	6.4% ±1.5 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	242 ±141 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	228 ±256 · low precision	1.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.7% of Anoka residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 92.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Anoka	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.7% ±1.1 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.3% ±2.0 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.6 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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