COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine County vs Carlton County
PLACE A
Pine County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Carlton County, Minnesota
Pine County is 17% smaller than Carlton County. Carlton County earns more, with a median household income $9,427 higher. Carlton County has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
PINE COUNTYCARLTON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population30,47236,711−17% vs Carlton County
Population density2243−21
Population growth-2.9%2.3%−5.3 pts
Median age45.941.4+4.5
Male53.6%53.4%+0.2 pts
Female46.4%46.6%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.7%1.8%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%86.9%+0.3 pts
Black2.3%2.2%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%1.9%+0.9 pts
Asian1.1%0.5%+0.6 pts
Other6.6%8.5%−1.9 pts
Median household income$71,146$80,573−$9,427
Per capita income$35,805$39,410−$3,605
Poverty rate11.1%11.9%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.420Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%26.5%−9.1 pts
Graduate degree5.3%9.2%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.8%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation56.5%59.3%−2.7 pts
Median home value$239,300$245,100−$5,800
Median gross rent$877$1,009−$132
Owner-occupied81.6%80.0%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.7%11.4%+17.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.7%40.6%−0.9 pts
Average commute32.121.5+10.6
Worked from home10.3%9.5%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.2%+0.0 pts
Uninsured5.0%4.5%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025