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Aitkin County, Minnesota (MN)

County population in 2022: 15,919 (all rural); it was 15,301 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,412
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,717
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,666
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,170 (it was 978 in 2000)
% of renters here:

15%
State:

27%

Land area: 1819 sq. mi.

Water area: 176.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Aitkin County: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.1%), Retail trade (11.8%), Construction (11.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.3%), Manufacturing (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Aitkin County, MN (2022)
    • 14,51992.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4853.1%Two or more races
    • 2791.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2331.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1430.9%Some other race alone
    • 710.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 240.2%Asian alone
    • 50.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

56.9 years
Minnesota median age:

39.0 years
Males: 8,036  (50.5%)
Females: 7,883  (49.5%)
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Average household size:
Aitkin County:

2.0 people
Minnesota:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,084 ($31,139 in 1999)
This county:

$55,084
Minnesota:

$82,338

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $593 (lower quartile is $394, upper quartile is $863)
This county:

$593
State:

$1087


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $243,629 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Aitkin:

$243,629
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $150,761 - $369,421

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $322,623
Here:

$322,623
State:

$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $396,842
Here:

$396,842
State:

$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $268,857
Here:

$268,857
State:

$323,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $274,492
Here:

$274,492
State:

$238,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $135,478
Here:

$135,478
State:

$258,516

Mobile homes: $126,738
Here:

$126,738
State:

$94,605

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $122,124
Here:

$122,124
State:

$59,868

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,409
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $509

Institutionalized population: 195

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 48
  • Thefts: 94
  • Auto thefts: 24

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 14
  • Burglaries: 94
  • Thefts: 138
  • Auto thefts: 15
Aitkin County, MN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 165 buildings, average cost: $271,100
  • 2021: 153 buildings, average cost: $243,700
  • 2020: 149 buildings, average cost: $236,700
  • 2019: 119 buildings, average cost: $223,800
  • 2018: 112 buildings, average cost: $213,500
  • 2017: 168 buildings, average cost: $210,600
  • 2016: 155 buildings, average cost: $207,500
  • 2015: 122 buildings, average cost: $201,500
  • 2014: 175 buildings, average cost: $194,700
  • 2013: 97 buildings, average cost: $182,200
  • 2012: 69 buildings, average cost: $174,700
  • 2011: 123 buildings, average cost: $164,900
  • 2010: 108 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2009: 124 buildings, average cost: $168,100
  • 2008: 146 buildings, average cost: $161,100
  • 2007: 250 buildings, average cost: $152,100
  • 2006: 264 buildings, average cost: $148,400
  • 2005: 353 buildings, average cost: $135,500
  • 2004: 347 buildings, average cost: $129,300
  • 2003: 322 buildings, average cost: $99,200
  • 2002: 323 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2001: 303 buildings, average cost: $111,500
  • 2000: 157 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 1999: 213 buildings, average cost: $94,900
  • 1998: 251 buildings, average cost: $92,200
  • 1997: 80 buildings, average cost: $80,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Aitkin, MN residents
Average permit cost in Aitkin, MN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,355 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,286 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Aitkin, MN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Aitkin, MN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Aitkin, MN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.9%
Aitkin County:

12.9%
Minnesota:

9.6%
(12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.9% for Black residents, 7.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.0% for American Indian residents, 49.7% for other race residents, 9.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 56.9 years old
(Males: 57.1 years old, Females: 56.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 58.3 years old, Black residents: 28.2 years old, American Indian residents: 27.2 years old, Asian residents: 43.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.3 years old, Other race residents: 23.0 years old)

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.

Aitkin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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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 .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.3%
Minnesota:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Aitkin, MN
County total employment by year in Aitkin, MN
County average yearly wages by year in Aitkin, MN

Current college students: 349
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 116 (58.0% naturalized citizens)

Aitkin County:

0.7%
Whole state:

8.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 372010 or later
  • 112000 to 2009
  • 151990 to 1999
  • 321980 to 1989
  • 111970 to 1979
  • 80Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

Aitkin County marital status for males Aitkin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,969
  • One, attached: 98
  • Two: 35
  • 3 or 4: 119
  • 5 to 9: 186
  • 10 to 19: 76
  • 20 to 49: 213
  • 50 or more: 113
  • Mobile homes: 1,590
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Aitkin County with a mortgage: 2,764 (256 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 220 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Here:

1.7% with mortgage
State:

97.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Aitkin County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant3,20118
Evangelical Protestant1,72519
Catholic1,3574
Other2212
None9,698-
Aitkin County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Aitkin County:

3.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

1.26 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Aitkin County:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 17
This county:

10.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Aitkin County:

8.6%
Minnesota:

6.5%

Adult obesity rate:
Aitkin County:

26.8%
State:

25.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.4%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Aitkin County:

Average size of farms: 259 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,081
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $110.81
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.42%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.70%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27,356
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.51%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,930
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.63
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.27%
Corn for grain: 1093 harvested acres
Vegetables: 31 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 7 acres

Earthquake activity:

Aitkin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 139.1 miles away from Aitkin County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 149.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 75.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from Aitkin County center
On 5/14/2019 at 17:00:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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.

The number of natural disasters in Aitkin County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Aitkin

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,688 (70.9%)
  • Carpooled: 484 (9.3%)
  • Bus: 2 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 85 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 140 (2.7%)
  • Worked at home: 800 (15.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Canada (24%)
  • Brazil (13%)
  • Mexico (12%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • England (6%)
  • Jamaica (6%)
  • Colombia (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Aitkin County


  • German (27%)
  • American (14%)
  • Norwegian (12%)
  • Swedish (6%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • English (4%)
  • Finnish (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Aitkin County, Minnesota in 2010:

  • 116 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 78 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 55 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 13 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 11 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in Aitkin County, Minnesota in 2000:

  • 148 people in nursing homes
  • 21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $60,099.

9.80% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($86,650 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.80%
Minnesota average:

7.43%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.31% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($77,082 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($9,567 average AGI)
Aitkin County:

1.49%
Minnesota average:

2.06%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Crow Wing County, MN  1.02% ($50,328 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN  1.02% ($177,940)
from Anoka County, MN  0.88% ($86,121)
from Ramsey County, MN  0.70% ($94,065)
from Sherburne County, MN  0.46% ($153,033)
from Mille Lacs County, MN  0.43% ($50,393)
from Itasca County, MN  0.35% ($52,348)


6.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($73,150 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.90%
Minnesota average:

7.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.30% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($44,309 average AGI)
1.60% relocated to other states ($28,839 average AGI)
Aitkin County:

1.60%
Minnesota average:

2.44%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Crow Wing County, MN  1.10% ($76,143 average AGI)
to Itasca County, MN  0.63% ($55,725)
to Hennepin County, MN  0.53% ($79,765)

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

Births per 1000 population in Aitkin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Aitkin County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Aitkin County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.7%
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 Aitkin County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Aitkin County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Aitkin County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Aitkin County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Aitkin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,002 (3,519 aged, 483 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 338 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Aitkin County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (336)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (313)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (123)
  • Unspecified dementia (95)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (80)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (76)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (11)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (10)

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

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.24
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,122
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 449
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,320

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 983
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,125
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 68

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 15,919
  • Male householders: 3,634 (1,290 living alone), Female householders: 3,358 (1,103 living alone)
  • 3,531 spouses (3,507 opposite-sex spouses), 424 unmarried partners, (400 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,456 children (3,148 natural, 168 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 298 grandchildren, 200 brothers or sisters, 194 parents, 16 foster children, 221 other relatives, 362 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 250

Size of family households: 2,886 2-persons, 574 3-persons, 513 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,394 1-person, 318 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 1 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

1,532 married couples with children.
662 single-parent households (131 men, 531 women).

99.3% of residents of Aitkin speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% 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:

Births: 744
Here:

46 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 919
Here:

57 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,070
Here +66 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Aitkin County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

3.8

Year house built in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • Year house built in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • 632020 or later
  • 9162010 to 2019
  • 2,8482000 to 2009
  • 1,9981990 to 1999
  • 1,7331980 to 1989
  • 2,3661970 to 1979
  • 1,2401960 to 1969
  • 9501950 to 1959
  • 6231940 to 1949
  • 1,5141939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • 331 room
  • 1042 rooms
  • 3183 rooms
  • 7944 rooms
  • 1,0275 rooms
  • 1,1796 rooms
  • 8197 rooms
  • 6448 rooms
  • 9939+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • 581 room
  • 1402 rooms
  • 1613 rooms
  • 1894 rooms
  • 1915 rooms
  • 1206 rooms
  • 1247 rooms
  • 748 rooms
  • 349+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • 31no bedroom
  • 3461 bedroom
  • 1,6212 bedrooms
  • 2,5753 bedrooms
  • 1,0244 bedrooms
  • 2635+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aitkin County, Minnesota
  • 73no bedroom
  • 2561 bedroom
  • 3282 bedrooms
  • 3063 bedrooms
  • 954 bedrooms
  • 195+ 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
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Aitkin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 143no vehicle
  • 1,5981 vehicle
  • 2,4582 vehicles
  • 1,1213 vehicles
  • 3694 vehicles
  • 2175+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Aitkin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Aitkin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 238no vehicle
  • 5151 vehicle
  • 2032 vehicles
  • 673 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 295+ vehicles

91.6% of Aitkin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.

Aitkin County:

91.6%
State average:

87.4%

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

  • This state: 12,702
  • Other state: 2,973
  • Northeast: 241
  • Midwest: 1,716
  • South: 437
  • West: 579
Year householders moved into unit in Aitkin County, MN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Aitkin County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 55.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 15.6%Electricity
  • 14.1%Wood
  • 10.1%Utility gas
  • 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.9%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 41.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 31.0%Utility gas
  • 19.2%Electricity
  • 4.6%Wood
  • 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83
Here:

7.4%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55
Here:

7.6%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55
Here:

19.3%
Minnesota:

26.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Aitkin County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,496,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,863,000
    Other: $1,400,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $618,000
    Regular Highways: $522,000
    Regular Highways: $397,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,212,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,304,000
    Regular Highways: $4,211,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $5,863,000
    Regular Highways: $4,891,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,864,000
    Regular Highways: $4,590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,212,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,515,000
    Police Protection: $2,751,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,722,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,516,000
    Financial Administration: $2,403,000
    Police Protection: $2,333,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,790,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,751,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,677,000
    Financial Administration: $1,545,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,040,000
    Corrections - Other: $872,000
    General - Other: $870,000
    Health - Other: $865,000
    Health - Other: $853,000
    Parks and Recreation: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $468,000
    Sewerage: $433,000
    General - Other: $431,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $341,000
    Libraries: $288,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,618,000
    Public Welfare: $1,563,000
    Highways: $396,000
    Natural Resources: $275,000
    Other: $233,000
    Highways: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $414,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $437,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $315,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,627,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,705,000
    Interest Earnings: $748,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $625,000
    Interest Earnings: $601,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $41,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $771,000
    Regular Highways: $369,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $241,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,538,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,792,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,640,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $1,640,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $224,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,619,000
    Highways: $5,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,704,000
    Other: $1,607,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,514,000
    Other: $1,489,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,406,000
    Public Welfare: $1,054,000
    Public Welfare: $753,000
    Health and Hospitals: $59,000
    Housing and Community Development: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,125,000
    Property: $11,561,000
    Other License: $414,000
    Other License: $175,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $13,218,000
    : $10,589,000

Aitkin County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,496,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,863,000
    Other: $1,400,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $618,000
    Regular Highways: $522,000
    Regular Highways: $397,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,212,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,304,000
    Regular Highways: $4,211,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $5,863,000
    Regular Highways: $4,891,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,864,000
    Regular Highways: $4,590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,212,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,515,000
    Police Protection: $2,751,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,722,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,516,000
    Financial Administration: $2,403,000
    Police Protection: $2,333,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,790,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,751,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,677,000
    Financial Administration: $1,545,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,040,000
    Corrections - Other: $872,000
    General - Other: $870,000
    Health - Other: $865,000
    Health - Other: $853,000
    Parks and Recreation: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $468,000
    Sewerage: $433,000
    General - Other: $431,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $341,000
    Libraries: $288,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,618,000
    Public Welfare: $1,563,000
    Highways: $396,000
    Natural Resources: $275,000
    Other: $233,000
    Highways: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $414,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $437,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $315,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,627,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,705,000
    Interest Earnings: $748,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $625,000
    Interest Earnings: $601,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $41,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $771,000
    Regular Highways: $369,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $241,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,538,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,792,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,640,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $1,640,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $224,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,619,000
    Highways: $5,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,704,000
    Other: $1,607,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,514,000
    Other: $1,489,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,406,000
    Public Welfare: $1,054,000
    Public Welfare: $753,000
    Health and Hospitals: $59,000
    Housing and Community Development: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,125,000
    Property: $11,561,000
    Other License: $414,000
    Other License: $175,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $13,218,000
    : $10,589,000

Aitkin County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,496,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,863,000
    Other: $1,400,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $618,000
    Regular Highways: $522,000
    Regular Highways: $397,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,212,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,304,000
    Regular Highways: $4,211,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $5,863,000
    Regular Highways: $4,891,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,864,000
    Regular Highways: $4,590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,212,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,515,000
    Police Protection: $2,751,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,722,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,516,000
    Financial Administration: $2,403,000
    Police Protection: $2,333,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,790,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,751,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,677,000
    Financial Administration: $1,545,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,040,000
    Corrections - Other: $872,000
    General - Other: $870,000
    Health - Other: $865,000
    Health - Other: $853,000
    Parks and Recreation: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $468,000
    Sewerage: $433,000
    General - Other: $431,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $341,000
    Libraries: $288,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,618,000
    Public Welfare: $1,563,000
    Highways: $396,000
    Natural Resources: $275,000
    Other: $233,000
    Highways: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $414,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $437,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $315,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,627,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,705,000
    Interest Earnings: $748,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $625,000
    Interest Earnings: $601,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $41,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $771,000
    Regular Highways: $369,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $241,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,538,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,792,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,640,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $1,640,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $224,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,619,000
    Highways: $5,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,704,000
    Other: $1,607,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,514,000
    Other: $1,489,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,406,000
    Public Welfare: $1,054,000
    Public Welfare: $753,000
    Health and Hospitals: $59,000
    Housing and Community Development: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,125,000
    Property: $11,561,000
    Other License: $414,000
    Other License: $175,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $13,218,000
    : $10,589,000

Aitkin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,496,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,863,000
    Other: $1,400,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $618,000
    Regular Highways: $522,000
    Regular Highways: $397,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $9,212,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,304,000
    Regular Highways: $4,211,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $5,863,000
    Regular Highways: $4,891,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,864,000
    Regular Highways: $4,590,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,212,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,515,000
    Police Protection: $2,751,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,722,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,516,000
    Financial Administration: $2,403,000
    Police Protection: $2,333,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,790,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,751,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,677,000
    Financial Administration: $1,545,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,205,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,040,000
    Corrections - Other: $872,000
    General - Other: $870,000
    Health - Other: $865,000
    Health - Other: $853,000
    Parks and Recreation: $679,000
    General Public Buildings: $468,000
    Sewerage: $433,000
    General - Other: $431,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $341,000
    Libraries: $288,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Local Fire Protection: $25,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,618,000
    Public Welfare: $1,563,000
    Highways: $396,000
    Natural Resources: $275,000
    Other: $233,000
    Highways: $226,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $414,000
    Interest on Debt: $27,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Regular Highways: $437,000
    Other - Regular Highways: $315,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,627,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,294,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,336,000
    General Revenue - Other: $2,705,000
    Interest Earnings: $748,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $625,000
    Interest Earnings: $601,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $41,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $771,000
    Regular Highways: $369,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $241,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,538,000
    Cash and Securities: $27,792,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,640,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $1,640,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $224,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,619,000
    Highways: $5,112,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,704,000
    Other: $1,607,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,514,000
    Other: $1,489,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,406,000
    Public Welfare: $1,054,000
    Public Welfare: $753,000
    Health and Hospitals: $59,000
    Housing and Community Development: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,125,000
    Property: $11,561,000
    Other License: $414,000
    Other License: $175,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $13,218,000
    : $10,589,000

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
Most common first names in Aitkin County, MN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John13777.5 years
William11375.5 years
George8078.3 years
Robert8072.9 years
Donald6172.3 years
Mary6081.5 years
Carl5481.4 years
Charles5379.5 years
Helen5379.7 years
Arthur5279.3 years
Most common last names in Aitkin County, MN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson13981.1 years
Anderson7677.9 years
Carlson5776.6 years
Nelson5176.9 years
Peterson4779.9 years
Olson4777.8 years
Larson3279.6 years
Smith2881.4 years
Erickson2578.4 years
Christensen2478.6 years
Businesses in Aitkin County, MN
NameCountNameCount
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Dairy Queen2SAS Shoes1
FedEx1Subway2
Ford1True Value1
H&R Block1U-Haul1
McDonald's1UPS3
Nike1