What is the population of Aitkin County, Minnesota?

The population of Aitkin County, Minnesota is 16,132, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Aitkin County, Minnesota?

The median household income in Aitkin County, Minnesota is $59,526, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Aitkin County, Minnesota is $152,080, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Aitkin County, Minnesota is 5.8%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education D

Metric	Aitkin County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	16,132	5,674,785	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8.1	65.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.19%	0.66%	0.57%
Median age	57.2	36.9	37.1
Households	6,934	2,271,841	128,459,983

Year	Aitkin County

Group	Share

Aitkin County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Aitkin County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$59,526	$88,383	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.34%	4.81%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.9%	5.2%

Metric	Aitkin County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$152,080	$243,729	$242,182
Median rent	$912	$1,234	$1,342
Homeownership rate	85.3%	72.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Aitkin County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.5	20.6	22.5
Work from home	12.0%	15.9%	13.4%

Aitkin County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Aitkin County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	35.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.44	2.54

Aitkin County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Aitkin County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.5	80.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.6%	13.0%	16.3%
Smokers	20.5%	18.5%	19.0%