Coon Rapids is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 62,785 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Coon Rapids is the 16th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities, Coon Rapids isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Coon Rapids are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coon Rapids is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coon Rapids who work in office and administrative support (12.39%), sales jobs (10.82%), and management occupations (7.83%). Also of interest is that Coon Rapids 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: 10.23% 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. The population of Coon Rapids overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Coon Rapids, 24.73% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Coon Rapids in 2022 was $38,885, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,540 for a family of four. However, Coon Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coon Rapids is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coon Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coon Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coon Rapids include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English. The most common language spoken in Coon Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
