2020 census As of the
2020 census, Anoka had a population of 17,921. The median age was 39.1 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.9 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 7,578 households in Anoka, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.8% were married-couple households, 22.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 17,142 people, 7,060 households, and 4,202 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 7,493 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.0%
White, 4.7%
African American, 1.0%
Native American, 1.8%
Asian, 1.6% from
other races, and 3.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population. There were 7,060 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were
married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.5% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the city was 37.6 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
2000 census At the 2000
census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.1%
White, 4.6%
African American, 0.9%
Native American, 1.7%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.02% from
other races, and 2.5% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population. There were 7,262 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were
married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.03. Age was represented as: 24.6% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The
median household income was $42,659 and the median family income was $55,311. Males had a median income of $37,930 versus $27,753 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $21,367. About 4.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==