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Baxter, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Baxter is a Census city of 8,966 people across 18.85 square miles of land, in Crow Wing County. Median household income is $70,688, 62.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Baxter
What Baxter is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.85 sq mi
- Water area2.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land476
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrow Wing 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.
Baxter
How many people live in Baxter
- Population8,966
- Median age43.1
- Population under 181,773
- Share under 1819.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,095
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent
- Households3,990
- Family households2,367
- Share of households that are families59.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baxter
Income and work in Baxter
- Median household income$70,688
- Per capita income$42,530
- Civilian labor force4,606
- Employed4,500
- Unemployed106 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over6,384
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baxter
Housing in Baxter
- Housing units4,089
- Occupied units3,990
- Vacant units99 plus or minus 110
- Vacancy rate2.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied2,498
- Renter occupied1,492
- Ownership rate62.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$324,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,154
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent
- Single family units2,757
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,268
- Share in buildings of two or more31.0 percent
- Mobile homes64 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baxter
How Baxter gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,635
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,806
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more610 plus or minus 195
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone72.7 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home19.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Baxter
SBA loans in Baxter (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$13,203,500
- Average approval$660,175
- Median approval$326,400
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,018,370
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported360
- Jobs per approval18.0
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Baxter, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
Baxter
SBA loans in Baxter (504)
- Approvals35
- Gross approval$27,832,000
- Average approval$795,200
- Median approval$521,000
- Largest approval$3,987,000
- Jobs supported341
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Baxter, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
Baxter
Flood risk in Baxter
- NFIP communityCity of Baxter
- NFIP community number270092
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/17
The City of Baxter participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270092 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.
Crow Wing County, not Baxter
Crow Wing County context, not Baxter figures
- Establishments in Crow Wing County2,283
- Covered employment, Crow Wing County31,053
- Average annual pay, Crow Wing County$53,044
- Housing units permitted, Crow Wing County431
Every figure in this section is published for Crow Wing County as a whole and is not a measurement of Baxter.
All Crow Wing County figures →
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
Baxter questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Baxter, Minnesota?
8,966, in 3,990 households. Baxter city covers 18.85 square miles of land, which is 476 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Baxter in?
Crow Wing 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 Baxter?
$70,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $324,100. Median gross rent is $1,154 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Baxter businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $13.2 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $326,400, plus 35 504 approvals worth $27.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Baxter, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Baxter borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Baxter. Only 9 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 Baxter in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Baxter appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Baxter, city of, community 270092, 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 Baxter figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Crow Wing 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 Baxter.
Is zoning published for Baxter?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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