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Anoka, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Anoka is a Census city of 17,970 people across 6.67 square miles of land, in Anoka County. Median household income is $75,948, 56.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 107 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $47.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Anoka
What Anoka is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.67 sq mi
- Water area0.51 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,695
- County holding the largest share of its areaAnoka County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Anoka
How many people live in Anoka
- Population17,970
- Median age40.6
- Population under 183,778
- Share under 1821.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,388
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent
- Households7,385
- Family households4,373
- Share of households that are families59.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Anoka
- Median household income$75,948
- Per capita income$40,436
- Civilian labor force9,070
- Employed8,639
- Unemployed431 plus or minus 121
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over13,147
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Anoka
- Housing units7,620
- Occupied units7,385
- Vacant units235 plus or minus 137
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied4,202
- Renter occupied3,183
- Ownership rate56.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$308,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,269
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units4,500
- Share single family59.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,120
- Share in buildings of two or more40.9 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Anoka gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,407
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,267
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,475
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.4 percent
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Anoka (7(a))
- Approvals107
- Gross approval$47,186,500
- Average approval$440,995
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,000,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,556
- Jobs per approval14.5
- Loans with a final outcome29
- Paid in full29
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.5 percent
- Share to franchises8.4 percent
- Distinct lenders35
- Distinct industries by NAICS60
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anoka, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 29 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Anoka (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$10,860,000
- Average approval$472,174
- Median approval$278,000
- Largest approval$1,518,000
- Jobs supported188
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anoka, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Anoka
- NFIP communityCity of Anoka
- NFIP community number275227
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/15
The City of Anoka participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 275227 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Anoka County, not Anoka
Anoka County context, not Anoka figures
- Establishments in Anoka County8,438
- Covered employment, Anoka County133,130
- Average annual pay, Anoka County$65,235
- Housing units permitted, Anoka County1,062
Every figure in this section is published for Anoka County as a whole and is not a measurement of Anoka.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Anoka questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Anoka, Minnesota?
17,970, in 7,385 households. Anoka city covers 6.67 square miles of land, which is 2,695 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Anoka in?
Anoka County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Anoka?
$75,948. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $308,700. Median gross rent is $1,269 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Anoka businesses?
107 7(a) approvals totaling $47.2 m since FY2020, across 35 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $10.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anoka, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Anoka borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Anoka. Only 29 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Anoka in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Anoka appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Anoka, city of, community 275227, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Anoka figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Anoka County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Anoka.
Is zoning published for Anoka?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.