COMPARING TWO PLACES
Aitkin vs Baxter
PLACE A
Aitkin, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Baxter, West Virginia
Aitkin is 1308% larger than Baxter. Aitkin earns more, with a median household income $41,103 higher.
AITKINBAXTERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,155153+1308% vs Baxter
Population density7371,034−297
Population growth0.1%––
Median age44.023.5+20.5
Male41.4%67.3%−26.0 pts
Female58.6%32.7%+26.0 pts
Foreign-born0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%100.0%−6.1 pts
Black0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.9%0.0%+4.9 pts
Median household income$47,978$6,875+$41,103
Per capita income$28,740$4,374+$24,366
Poverty rate22.1%91.5%−69.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.434+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%0.0%+21.3 pts
Graduate degree6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%100.0%−96.0 pts
Labor force participation51.8%73.9%−22.1 pts
Median home value$181,300$93,700+$87,600
Median gross rent$679––
Owner-occupied59.1%100.0%−40.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%0.0%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.0%––
Average commute14.3––
Worked from home6.6%––
Public transit to work0.0%––
Uninsured2.5%20.9%−18.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024