Isanti is a city of 7,210 people in Minnesota. Since 2000 the city has roughly tripled, up 4,886 people. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 33.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,500, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Isanti
What changed most since 1990
Population1,228 → 7,210(+487%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants69.4% → 83.3%(+13.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$130,804 → $290,600(+122%)US over the same years: +67%
Isanti's population equals 17% of Isanti County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.1% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 9.2% 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)26.5%(65)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.9%(137)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 245 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
Isanti, decade by decade
Isanti 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
1,228
$61,502
$130,804
9.4%
5.8
2000
2,324
$79,400
$183,805
8.8%
8.2
2010
5,251
$80,377
$243,982
12.1%
16.2
2020
6,804
$89,182
$231,136
15.4%
26.7
2024
7,210
$87,500
$290,600
24.9%
24.0
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.
