Aitkin County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 14,90593.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3152.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3132.0%Two or more races
  • 2311.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 730.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 570.4%Asian alone
  • 180.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 40.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $249,453

Here:	$249,453
State:	$296,404

Townhouses or other attached units: $294,310

Here:	$294,310
State:	$232,732

In 2-unit structures: $202,746

Here:	$202,746
State:	$259,218

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,091

Here:	$224,091
State:	$233,861

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $107,463

Here:	$107,463
State:	$225,601

Mobile homes: $98,451

Here:	$98,451
State:	$67,064

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $151,203

Here:	$151,203
State:	$202,956

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 179
• Thefts: 247
• Auto thefts: 33

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 228
• Thefts: 269
• Auto thefts: 47

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,138 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,148 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Aitkin County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $557 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $695 a month.

Cities in this county include: Aitkin, Hill City, McGregor, Palisade, McGrath, Tamarack.

Neighboring counties: Eddy County, North Dakota , Foster County, North Dakota , Golden Valley County, North Dakota , LaMoure County, North Dakota , Ransom County, North Dakota , Stark County, North Dakota , Otter Tail County .

Current college students: 349
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 193 (77.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 272010 or later
• 392000 to 2009
• 341990 to 1999
• 321980 to 1989
• 111970 to 1979
• 80Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,768
• One, attached: 171
• Two: 52
• 3 or 4: 164
• 5 to 9: 287
• 10 to 19: 116
• 20 to 49: 193
• 50 or more: 101
• Mobile homes: 2,001
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Aitkin County with a mortgage: 3,311 (53 second mortgage, 313 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,181

Religion statistics for Aitkin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Aitkin County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - July 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4390, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 1999 to August 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1283: July 28, 1999, FEMA Id: 1283, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1175: April 08, 1997, FEMA Id: 1175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 14, 1996 to June 17, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1116: June 01, 1996, FEMA Id: 1116, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Minnesota Severe Storm, Thunderstorm, High Winds, Flooding, Tornadoes, Heat, Incident Period: July 09, 1995 to July 14, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1064: August 18, 1995, FEMA Id: 1064, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-993: June 11, 1993, FEMA Id: 993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($52,340 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.83% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($43,145 average AGI)
1.29% relocated from other states ($9,195 average AGI)

Aitkin County:	1.29%
Minnesota average:	2.11%

from Crow Wing County, MN	0.80% ($33,102 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.79% ($62,375)
from Anoka County, MN	0.49% ($72,633)
from Itasca County, MN	0.48% ($46,379)
from St. Louis County, MN	0.39% ($38,125)
from Mille Lacs County, MN	0.33% ($53,550)

6.33% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,292 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.44% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($38,540 average AGI)
0.89% relocated to other states ($6,752 average AGI)

Aitkin County:	0.89%
Minnesota average:	2.17%

to Crow Wing County, MN	1.19% ($41,611 average AGI)
to Itasca County, MN	0.48% ($28,966)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.46% ($47,464)
to Anoka County, MN	0.43% ($37,808)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Aitkin County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,190 (1,342 living alone), Female householders: 3,622 (1,150 living alone)

• 4,018 spouses (3,982 opposite-sex spouses), 510 unmarried partners, (497 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,810 children (2,540 natural, 139 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 225 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 6 foster children, 111 other relatives, 204 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 260

Size of family households: 3,205 2-persons, 731 3-persons, 579 4-persons, 290 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,486 1-person, 373 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

1,487 married couples with children.
825 single-parent households (262 men, 563 women).

97.9% of residents of Aitkin speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $108,825,000 ($6,788 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,172,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,516,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,057,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $445,000
Federal grants: $26,988,000
Federal procurement contracts: $701,000 ($44,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,118,000 ($83,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,278,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,718,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,300,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+66 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.24 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Aitkin County, Minnesota
• 3822014 or later
• 2842010 to 2013
• 3,0502000 to 2009
• 2,6521990 to 1999
• 2,0951980 to 1989
• 3,0201970 to 1979
• 1,6241960 to 1969
• 1,1101950 to 1959
• 8141940 to 1949
• 1,7511939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aitkin County, Minnesota
• 221 room
• 1082 rooms
• 3193 rooms
• 8664 rooms
• 1,2055 rooms
• 1,3236 rooms
• 9647 rooms
• 7208 rooms
• 9389+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
• 861 room
• 1542 rooms
• 2253 rooms
• 2744 rooms
• 2105 rooms
• 1686 rooms
• 907 rooms
• 888 rooms
• 709+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Aitkin County, Minnesota
• 29no bedroom
• 3511 bedroom
• 1,9452 bedrooms
• 2,8023 bedrooms
• 1,0404 bedrooms
• 2375+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
• 85no bedroom
• 3661 bedroom
• 4042 bedrooms
• 3963 bedrooms
• 994 bedrooms
• 175+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Aitkin County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Aitkin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 159no vehicle
• 1,6531 vehicle
• 2,7142 vehicles
• 1,2883 vehicles
• 4094 vehicles
• 2255+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Aitkin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 258no vehicle
• 6641 vehicle
• 2462 vehicles
• 1523 vehicles
• 194 vehicles
• 315+ vehicles

91.3% of Aitkin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12,704
• Other state: 3,118
• Northeast: 254
• Midwest: 1,781
• South: 370
• West: 716

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 255
• Number of aged recipients: 36
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 219
• Number of recipients under 18: 28
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 163
• Number of recipients older than 64: 64
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 108
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 101