Cook County, Minnesota

Interactive maps and statistics for Cook County, Minnesota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Minnesota and the United States.

Cook County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for median age (105th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (140th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,635	5,739,445	334,922,499	2842nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,638	$89,062	$80,734	1003rd of 3,221
Median Age	53.0	38.8	38.9	105th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.6%	39.4%	35.7%	140th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$336,200	$329,300	$332,700	470th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$886	$1,280	$1,413	1514th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.2%	9.3%	12.5%	2384th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.2%	4.1%	5.2%	2885th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.9	72.1	n/a	2916th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	8.7%	14.1%	1363rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	83.2	n/a	n/a	35th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.7%	72.2%	65.2%	1011th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.6	22.7	26.4	2964th of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.6%	17.6%	15.1%	98th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1978th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.8%	48.9%	46.9%	1895th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.7%	n/a	n/a	189th 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 Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.3	41.1	61.4

Age in Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	53.0	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	14.5%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.0%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.2%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	2,710	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.0%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	16.8%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.5%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.2%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,808	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.1%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	27.2%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.5%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.1%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.2%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.6%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	6,079	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.7%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.8%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	55.4%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.3%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.8%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,304	$3,357	n/a

Education in Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	3.4%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.5%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.4%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.7%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	20.0%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.6%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.0%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.4%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.5%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Cook County, Minnesota

Statistic	Cook County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.4%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	12.7%	16.7%

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