Blaine is home to 72,488 people in Minnesota. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 27,546 people. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. There are 2,203 people per square mile. Households here earn about 20% more than in Minnesota as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $106,801, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blaine
What changed most since 1990
Population38,975 → 72,488(+86%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share0.4% → 10.1%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share96.4% → 70.2%(−26.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Blaine's population equals 20% of Anoka County's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 27% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(653)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(501)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.9%(1,334)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(114)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,974 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Blaine, decade by decade
Blaine population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
38,975
$96,972
$192,726
14.6%
8.8
2000
44,942
$107,877
$214,227
19.7%
17.6
2010
57,186
$105,660
$312,026
30.0%
39.2
2020
70,222
$105,200
$291,738
34.0%
56.6
2024
72,488
$106,801
$352,400
36.9%
60.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
