COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Aitkin County

Minnesota · 12,425 residents · 1,821 sq mi

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Aitkin County is home to 12,425 people in Minnesota. The median age is 42.6, about 10 years above the US median. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 43% less than in Minnesota as a whole. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $50,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,425

−19%vs 2000

vs 15,301 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 46.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,821 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(670)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(902)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(891)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(734)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.7%(337)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(1,441)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(1,642)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(1,304)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.7%(1,576)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.9%(1,728)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(937)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(263)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,564

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,139 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,281

−48%vs 2000

vs $17,848 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,000

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$243

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

16.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(14,698)

Black0.2%(31)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(92)

Asian0.2%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(12,185)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(52)

Asian0.2%(27)

Other1.6%(201)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(135)

Puerto Rican0.5%(74)

South American0.1%(14)

Colombian0.1%(14)

Cuban0%(4)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(14)

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Chinese0%(8)

Filipino0%(3)

Japanese0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(5)

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German32.1%(5,154)

Norwegian13.5%(2,161)

Irish10.7%(1,715)

Swedish9.4%(1,517)

English7.3%(1,171)

American5.4%(861)

Finnish4.5%(715)

French3.9%(621)

Polish3.8%(608)

Dutch2.2%(357)

Italian1.7%(273)

Danish1.3%(209)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.3%(203)

Czech1.1%(180)

Scottish0.8%(125)

Hungarian0.5%(77)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(61)

British0.3%(52)

Welsh0.3%(51)

Arab0.3%(45)

Lebanese0.3%(45)

Russian0.3%(42)

Belgian0.2%(35)

Slovak0.2%(28)

Ukrainian0.2%(28)

Lithuanian0.2%(27)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Canadian0.1%(20)

Swiss0.1%(20)

Subsaharan African0.1%(18)

Greek0.1%(15)

West Indian0.1%(14)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Brazilian0.1%(11)

Romanian0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Slovene0%(8)

Croatian0%(5)

Serbian0%(3)

Latvian0%(2)

Ghanaian0%(2)

Ethiopian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swedish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.5%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.5 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.4%(1,656)

Married56.2%(3,987)

Widowed5.5%(392)

Divorced14.9%(1,055)

Women 15+

Never married20.3%(1,418)

Married55.5%(3,880)

Widowed12.5%(874)

Divorced11.7%(820)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.2%(139)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(183)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.1%(694)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(102)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,358 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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