Demographics of Baxter city, Minnesota

Baxter city, Minnesota had 9,217 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +548 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Baxter city, in four figures

9,217
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,966 ±40.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +548 people.; 43.1 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,688 ±$7,363
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Baxter city, Minnesota's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Baxter city, 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Baxter city, Minnesota's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Baxter city, 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	8,669	100.0	100.0
2021	8,865	102.3	100.2
2022	8,988	103.7	100.7
2023	9,124	105.2	101.6
2024	9,167	105.7	102.5
2025	9,217	106.3	103.1

Population of Baxter city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,669	—
2021	8,865	+196
2022	8,988	+123
2023	9,124	+136
2024	9,167	+43
2025	9,217	+50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.1 ±2.9: for men 41.5 ±3.6 and for women 45.2 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Baxter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	274 ±118	3.1% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,499 ±279	16.7% ±3.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	809 ±249	9.0% ±2.8	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,096 ±306	23.4% ±3.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,193 ±328	24.5% ±3.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,095 ±306	23.4% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,688 ±$7,363, and income per person $42,530 ±$3,698, 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 Baxter city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	635 ±200	15.9% ±5.0	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	680 ±234	17.0% ±5.8	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	814 ±236	20.4% ±5.8	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	446 ±137	11.2% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	676 ±190	16.9% ±4.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	411 ±144	10.3% ±3.6	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	328 ±138	8.2% ±3.4	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 Baxter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,154 ±434	13.1% ±4.9	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	165 to 525	19.5% ±9.5	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	565 ±230	12.8% ±5.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	119 to 369	9.3% ±4.6	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Baxter city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Baxter city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	4,089 ±217	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±6.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 5.1%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.6% ±4.8	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.4% ±5.1	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$324,100 ±$20,345	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,154 ±$68	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Baxter city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	301 ±138	3.4% ±1.5	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,507 ±164	94.9% ±1.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 0.7%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	20 to 190	0.2% to 2.1%	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 Baxter city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	6,393 ±363	71.3% ±4.0	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,453 ±359	27.4% ±4.0	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	33 to 207	0.4% to 2.3%	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19 to 179	0.2% to 2.0%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 53	0% to 0.6%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Baxter city among the places of Minnesota

111th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Baxter city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oak Grove city	9,130 ±30
Little Falls city	9,121 ±51
Mound city	9,107 ±20
Dayton city	9,095 ±26
East Grand Forks city	9,028 ±20
Baxter city	8,966 ±40
Thief River Falls city	8,823 ±31
Minnetrista city	8,708 ±66
Waite Park city	8,399 ±29
St. Francis city	8,372 ±28
Virginia city	8,332 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026