Aitkin County, Minnesota

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Aitkin County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for median age (36th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (107th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,056	5,739,445	334,922,499	2096th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,833	$89,062	$80,734	2004th of 3,221
Median Age	56.9	38.8	38.9	36th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.3%	39.4%	35.7%	1950th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$255,800	$329,300	$332,700	864th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$869	$1,280	$1,413	1614th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.1%	9.3%	12.5%	1668th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.1%	5.2%	801st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.8	72.1	n/a	2686th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	8.7%	14.1%	2801st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.2	n/a	n/a	708th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.3%	72.2%	65.2%	107th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.7	22.7	26.4	876th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.7%	17.6%	15.1%	674th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.1%	n/a	n/a	2485th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.8%	48.9%	46.9%	1295th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.1%	n/a	n/a	2012th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.2	41.1	61.4

Age in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	56.9	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.4%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.2%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	34.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	7,222	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.7%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	16.2%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.9%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.6%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.8%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,503	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.1%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.1%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.7%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.9%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	14,253	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.9%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	49.3%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.7%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,407	$3,357	n/a

Education in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.3%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.0%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.1%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.0%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.3%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.2%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.8%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Aitkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.6%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.5%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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