Anoka County vs. Washington County

Anoka County (MN)Washington County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)353,813259,201
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.9%8.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)330,858238,114
Population, Census, April 1, 2010330,844238,136
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.1%15.0%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.6%
White alone, percent84.5%85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Asian alone, percent4.8%6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.7%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.6%82.2%
Veterans, 2014-201820,06213,654
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.5%6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)133,19299,459
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.2%81.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$218,800$277,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,568$1,827
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$511$587
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,089$1,267
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%14.4%
Building permits, 20181,6931,699
Households, 2014-2018126,84893,184
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.2%9.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.6%90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.9%96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.7%43.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.6%3.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.2%70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.5%67.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)434,033399,030
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,631,0531,052,695
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,716,2215,767,053
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,484,9914,760,063
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,982,0682,976,360
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,837$12,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.926.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$79,923$92,376
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,806$43,789
Persons in poverty, percent5.6%4.2%
Total employer establishments, 20177,8815,946
Total employment, 2017118,53079,574
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,525,6043,508,427
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%-2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201723,24318,650
All firms, 201227,36921,302
Men-owned firms, 201215,22911,035
Women-owned firms, 20128,6537,729
Minority-owned firms, 20122,6802,089
Nonminority-owned firms, 201224,08118,613
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,9911,932
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201223,01318,414
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%28.9%
Population per square mile, 2010782.1619.7
Land area in square miles, 2010423.01384.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Anoka county (MN) and Washington county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.