Isanti is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 7,370 people and two associated neighborhoods, Isanti is the 128th largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Isanti was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Isanti economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Isanti, where the median household income is $84,412.00.Isanti is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Isanti is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Isanti who work in management occupations (13.70%), office and administrative support (9.49%), and food service (8.13%). Also of interest is that Isanti has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.70% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Isanti, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.30 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. In terms of college education, Isanti is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.89% of adults 25 and older in Isanti have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Isanti in 2022 was $36,048, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,192 for a family of four. However, Isanti contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Isanti home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Isanti residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Isanti include German, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Isanti is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
