Aitkin vs McGregor

A side-by-side comparison of Aitkin and McGregor: population, income, housing, and more.

Aitkin and McGregor are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aitkin has the higher population (2,217 vs 431 in McGregor). Aitkin has the higher median household income ($45,813 vs $28,750 in McGregor). Aitkin has the higher median home value ($172,800 vs $115,500 in McGregor).

Population, income & housing

	Aitkin	McGregor
Population	2,217	431
Median age	47.3 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,813	$28,750
Median home value	$172,800	$115,500
Median gross rent	$657	$678
Housing units	1,068	181
Homeownership rate	60.8%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aitkin	McGregor
Population	2,330 → 2,217 (-4.8%)	392 → 431 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$35,294 → $45,813 (+29.8%)	$35,250 → $28,750 (-18.4%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $172,800 (+42.3%)	$85,000 → $115,500 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $657 (-4.4%)	$593 → $678 (+14.3%)

Aitkin

Population

2,3302,217

Median household income

$35,294$45,813

Median home value

$121,400$172,800

Median gross rent

$687$657

McGregor

Population

392431

Median household income

$35,250$28,750

Median home value

$85,000$115,500

Median gross rent

$593$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aitkin	McGregor
Under 5	4.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	4.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	16.7%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.4%
75 and over	19.7%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aitkin	McGregor
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	3.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aitkin	McGregor
No high school diploma	8.3%	14.5%
High school graduate	36.1%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aitkin	McGregor
Drove alone	70.5%	75.6%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	8.1%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aitkin	McGregor
1-unit, detached	57.6%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	2.2%
20 or more units	24.4%	18.8%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Aitkin	McGregor
Poverty rate	19.1%	25.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1969	1970