Demographics of Isanti County, Minnesota

Isanti County, Minnesota had 44,386 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,001 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Isanti County, in four figures

44,386
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,001 people.; 40.2 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $87,440 ±$4,140
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Isanti County, Minnesota's population grew 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Isanti County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Isanti County, Minnesota's population grew 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Isanti County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	41,385	100.0	100.0
2021	41,955	101.4	100.2
2022	42,709	103.2	100.7
2023	43,198	104.4	101.6
2024	43,657	105.5	102.5
2025	44,386	107.3	103.1

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Population of Isanti County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	41,385	+257	+19	0	+250
2021	41,955	+570	+57	+4	+510
2022	42,709	+754	+33	+26	+685
2023	43,198	+489	+62	+33	+394
2024	43,657	+459	+56	+57	+346
2025	44,386	+729	+54	+26	+656

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±0.6: for men 39.3 ±0.6 and for women 41.0 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Isanti County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	2,445 ±89	5.7% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,456 ±358	17.5% ±0.8	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,108 ±264	7.3% ±0.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,931 ±387	25.7% ±0.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,324 ±366	26.6% ±0.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,332 ±389	17.2% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $87,440 ±$4,140, and income per person $39,737 ±$1,076, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Isanti County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,777 ±258	10.9% ±1.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,526 ±299	15.5% ±1.8	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,702 ±320	16.6% ±1.9	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,298 ±246	14.1% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,924 ±365	24.1% ±2.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,760 ±219	10.8% ±1.3	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,306 ±171	8.0% ±1.0	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Isanti County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	3,139 ±462	7.5% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	772 ±170	8.1% ±1.7	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,422 ±244	6.4% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	945 ±218	9.1% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Isanti County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Isanti County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	17,268 ±57	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±1.3	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.7% ±1.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.3% ±1.7	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$306,200 ±$8,780	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,273 ±$63	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Isanti County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,102 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	38,656 ±184	90.8% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	370 ±113	0.9% ±0.3	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	822 ±161	1.9% ±0.4	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	165 ±62	0.4% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 140	0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,391 ±288	3.3% ±0.7	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Isanti County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	34,918 ±523	82.0% ±1.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,526 ±466	15.3% ±1.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	121 ±52	0.3% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,031 ±207	2.4% ±0.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	615 ±177	1.4% ±0.4	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	416 ±164	1.0% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Isanti County among the counties of Minnesota

24th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Isanti County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Winona County	50,523	+1.7%
Goodhue County	48,195	+1.3%
Beltrami County	47,055	+1.8%
Itasca County	45,404	+0.8%
Kandiyohi County	44,720	+2.3%
Isanti County	44,386	+7.3%
Benton County	41,744	+0.9%
Mower County	40,971	+2.3%
Douglas County	40,120	+2.6%
Steele County	37,464	+0.2%
Carlton County	36,711	+1.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Counties by population growth in Minnesota
No. 24 Counties by population in Minnesota

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026