Coon Rapids, MN

Census Place

2024 Population

63,468

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

0.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.24%

2.73% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$88,251

1.89% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Coon Rapids, MN is home to a population of 63.5k people, from which 96.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.52% of Coon Rapids, MN residents were born outside of the country (6.04k people).

In 2024, there were 7.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (45k people) in Coon Rapids, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.07k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.68k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Coon Rapids, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coon Rapids, MN was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Coon Rapids, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coon Rapids, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
45k ± 1.36k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.07k ± 788
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
4.68k ± 763

5.82%

Hispanic Population

3.69k people

5.82% of the people in Coon Rapids, MN are hispanic (3.69k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coon Rapids, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
61,898 ± 6,075 people
Somalia
36,765 ± 4,692 people
India
31,170 ± 4,323 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 61,898 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,765 and India with 31,170.

Foreign-Born Population

9.52%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.04k people

9.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.12k people

As of 2024, 9.52% of Coon Rapids, MN residents (6.04k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coon Rapids, MN was 9.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Coon Rapids, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,311 ± 258
Gulf War (2001-)
742 ± 194
Gulf War (1990s)
380 ± 198

Coon Rapids, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Coon Rapids, MN.

Economy

The economy of Coon Rapids, MN employs 34.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coon Rapids, MN were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,838 people), Manufacturing (5,797 people), and Retail Trade (4,030 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($76,530), Public Administration ($72,188), and Utilities ($71,964).

Employment

Occupations

34.6k

2024 Value

± 1,443

−0.32%

1 Year decline

± 5.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coon Rapids, MN declined at a rate of −0.32%, from 34.7k employees to 34.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coon Rapids, MN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,335 people), Production Occupations (3,662 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,390 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coon Rapids, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

34.6k

2024 Value

± 1,443

−0.32%

1 Year decline

± 5.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coon Rapids, MN declined at a rate of −0.32%, from 34.7k employees to 34.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coon Rapids, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,838 people), Manufacturing (5,797 people), and Retail Trade (4,030 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coon Rapids, MN, though some of these residents may live in Coon Rapids, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,289

Median earning men ± $2,674

$45,904

Median earning women ± $2,363

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,464), Public Administration ($73,350), and Wholesale Trade ($69,286).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($74,518), Public Administration ($68,616), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,837).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Coon Rapids, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Coon Rapids, MN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,291 male students and 5,195 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Coon Rapids, MN are White (795 and 73.9%), Black or African American (85 and 7.9%), Asian (64 and 5.95%), and Hispanic or Latino (60 and 5.58%).

The largest universities in Coon Rapids, MN by number of degrees awarded are Anoka-Ramsey Community College (1,085 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Coon Rapids, MN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (615 and 56.7%), Registered Nursing (91 and 8.39%), and General Business (41 and 3.78%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 8,486 students enrolled in Coon Rapids, MN, 38.8% men and 61.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,873 records, of which 62.8% were women and 37.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
615 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
91 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
39 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Coon Rapids, MN was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 615 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Coon Rapids, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,085 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Anoka-Ramsey Community College with 1,085 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 361 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Coon Rapids, MN, which is 0.499 times less than the 724 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 795 degrees mean that there were 9.35 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 85 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,942) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($740) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coon Rapids, MN was $305,800 in 2024, which is 0.919 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $287,200 to $305,800, a 6.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Coon Rapids, MN is 74.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coon Rapids, MN have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coon Rapids, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$305,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,666

$18,601

Median Property Taxes

±$978

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Coon Rapids, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Coon Rapids, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.8%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.8% of the housing units in Coon Rapids, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coon Rapids, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,251

Median Household Income

± $4,156

24.9k

Number of Households

± 1,164

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.9k households in Coon Rapids, MN grew to $88,251 from the previous year's value of $86,618.

The following chart displays the households in Coon Rapids, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Coon Rapids, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)
Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Coon Rapids, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coon Rapids, MN have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.784% of the workforce in Coon Rapids, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coon Rapids, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coon Rapids, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coon Rapids, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coon Rapids, MN (5.2k out of 63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coon Rapids, MN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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