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. Isanti has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Isanti, where the median household income is $76,146.00.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 construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Isanti who work in management occupations (10.07%), food service (9.61%), and sales jobs (8.43%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.83% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 31.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Isanti citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.58% of adults in Isanti have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Isanti in 2022 was $32,781, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,124 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, Polish, Norwegian, Irish, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Isanti is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
