Anoka County vs. Washington County
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Anoka County (MN) Washington County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 353,813 259,201
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.9% 8.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 330,858 238,114
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 330,844 238,136
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.9% 24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.1% 15.0%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 50.6%
White alone, percent 84.5% 85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.9% 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 4.8% 6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.7% 4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 80.6% 82.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 20,062 13,654
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.5% 6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 133,192 99,459
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 80.2% 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, 2009-2013 13.3% 14.4%
Building permits, 2018 1,693 1,699
Households, 2014-2018 126,848 93,184
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.72 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.4% 88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.2% 9.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.7% 94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 87.6% 90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.9% 96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.7% 43.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.9% 6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.6% 3.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 72.2% 70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.5% 67.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 434,033 399,030
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,631,053 1,052,695
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 6,716,221 5,767,053
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,484,991 4,760,063
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,982,068 2,976,360
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,837 $12,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.9 26.0
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, percent 5.6% 4.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 7,881 5,946
Total employment, 2017 118,530 79,574
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 5,525,604 3,508,427
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.9% -2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 23,243 18,650
All firms, 2012 27,369 21,302
Men-owned firms, 2012 15,229 11,035
Women-owned firms, 2012 8,653 7,729
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,680 2,089
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 24,081 18,613
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,991 1,932
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 23,013 18,414
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.5% 28.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 782.1 619.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 423.01 384.28
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.