Itasca County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	25%

This county:	10.6%
Whole state:	7.9%

This county:	4.2%
Whole state:	3.2%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Itasca County, Minnesota business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Itasca County, Minnesota:

Median resident age:	41.1 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 21,964	(49.9%)
Females: 22,028	(50.1%)

Itasca County:	2.4 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county	$40,013
Minnesota:	$52,024

Itasca County	$137,527
Minnesota:	$198,800

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 200
• Thefts: 273
• Auto thefts: 52

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 159
• Thefts: 299
• Auto thefts: 45

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Itasca County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $523 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grand Rapids, Cohasset, Keewatin, Coleraine, Nashwauk, Deer River, Marble, Bovey, La Prairie, Bigfork.

Neighboring counties: Aitkin County , Beltrami County , Cass County , Koochiching County , St. Louis County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Itasca County: Department of Corrections Youth Camp Number 2 (A), Williams Narrows Campground and Picnic Area (B), Winnie Campground (C), Winnie Dam Campground Recreation Area (D), Mosome Point Camp and Picnic Area (E), Mount Tabor Camp (F), O-NE-Gum-Me Campground (G), State Park Headquarters (H), East Seelye Campground (I), Thistledew Campground (J), Thistledew Ranger Station (K), Deer Lake Campground (L), Mack (M), Trestle Landing Boat Ramp (N), Dora Lake Picnic Area (O), Stony Brook Campground (P), Farley Hill Lookout (Q), North Star Campground (R), North Deer Lake Campground (S), Shogrean Dam Picnic Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Itasca County include: Lawron Chapel (A), Apostolic Church (B), Riverside Chapel (C), Balsam Chapel (D), Balsam Lake Chapel (E), Mission Church (F), Old Scenic Church (G), Union Chapel (H), Clara Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Carpenter Cemetery (1), Moose Park Township Cemetery (2), Maple Grove Cemetery (3), Trout Lake Cemetery (4), Tibbets Cemetery (5), Suomi Cemetery (6), Sago Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Swan Lake (A), Ackerman Lakes (B), Island Lake (C), LaCroix Lake (D), Lammon Aid Lake (E), Island Lake (F), Adele Lake (G), McAlpine Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Fork Willow River (A), Windigo Creek (B), Prairie River (C), Turtle River (D), Split Hand Creek (E), Spring Creek (F), Hinken Creek (G), Spring Lake Creek (H), Harrison Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Itasca County include: Pigeon River Flowage Game Refuge (1), Third River Recreation Area (2), Lower Pigeon Lake Game Refuge (3), Scenic State Park (4), Suomi Hills Recreation Area (5), Morph Meadow Wildlife Management Area (6), Trout Lake Management Area (7), Schoolcraft State Recreation Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Cooley Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.5%
Minnesota:	4.7%

Current college students: 1,681
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 568 (59% naturalized citizens)

Itasca County:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,367
• One, attached: 177
• Two: 387
• 3 or 4: 323
• 5 to 9: 259
• 10 to 19: 326
• 20 or more: 719
• Mobile homes: 2,815
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 155

Housing units in Itasca County with a mortgage: 5,317 (497 second mortgage, 602 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,977

Itasca County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 6.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,129 (80%) Carpooled: 2,239 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 100 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 31 (0%) Walked: 528 (3%) Other means: 104 (1%) Worked at home: 772 (4%)

4.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.85%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.48% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($25,573 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($11,797 average AGI)

Itasca County:	1.38%
Minnesota average:	2.24%

from St. Louis County, MN	0.76% ($34,520 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.37% ($42,508)
from Anoka County, MN	0.24% ($44,308)
from Beltrami County, MN	0.22% ($28,250)
from Aitkin County, MN	0.18% ($20,333)
from Cass County, MN	0.18% ($22,967)
from Ramsey County, MN	0.16% ($31,593)

4.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.99%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.40% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($24,143 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($11,175 average AGI)

Itasca County:	1.59%
Minnesota average:	2.37%

to St. Louis County, MN	0.93% ($29,425 average AGI)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.43% ($34,486)
to Ramsey County, MN	0.21% ($37,294)
to Beltrami County, MN	0.20% ($23,606)
to Cass County, MN	0.17% ($24,036)
to Aitkin County, MN	0.12% ($21,900)
to Crow Wing County, MN	0.12% ($46,450)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,707 (7,454 aged, 1,253 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 37,031 (10,306 male householders, 2,143 female householders)

  10,441 spouses, 12,382 children (11,392 natural, 245 adopted, 745 stepchildren), 407 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 292 other relatives, 762 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,248 (2,644 male householders (2,166 living alone)), 2,725 female householders (2,473 living alone)), 879 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 713 (470 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,337 2-persons, 2,347 3-persons, 2,242 4-persons, 1,054 5-persons, 298 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,639 1-person, 606 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

7,690 married couples with children.
2,182 single-parent households (648 men, 1,534 women).

96.2% of residents of Itasca County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $263,298,000 ($5941 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,696,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $136,892,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $48,914,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $245,000
Federal grants: $61,936,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,343,000 ($1,021,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,969,000 ($488,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,038,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,196,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,549,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.44 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.6

Here:	3.9
State:	3.7

64% of Itasca County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Minnesota.

Itasca County:	63.7%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 35399
• Northeast: 459
• Midwest: 5245
• South: 729
• West: 1419

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,400

Here:	7.2%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	4.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	7.2%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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