Aitkin County vs Redwood County

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

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

Aitkin County has the higher population (15,930 vs 15,383 in Redwood County). Redwood County has the higher median household income ($67,024 vs $59,498 in Aitkin County). Aitkin County has the higher median home value ($235,100 vs $150,400 in Redwood County).

Population, income & housing

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
Population	15,930	15,383
Median age	56.5 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,498	$67,024
Median home value	$235,100	$150,400
Median gross rent	$912	$767
Housing units	14,203	7,103
Homeownership rate	85.3%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
Population	15,834 → 15,930 (+0.6%)	15,261 → 15,383 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$49,351 → $59,498 (+20.6%)	$55,404 → $67,024 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$183,200 → $235,100 (+28.3%)	$106,300 → $150,400 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $912 (+18.8%)	$641 → $767 (+19.7%)

Aitkin County

Population

15,83415,930

Median household income

$49,351$59,498

Median home value

$183,200$235,100

Median gross rent

$768$912

Redwood County

Population

15,26115,383

Median household income

$55,404$67,024

Median home value

$106,300$150,400

Median gross rent

$641$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
Under 5	3.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.3%	18.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	7.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	19.4%	12.4%
75 and over	14.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	3.6%
Asian	0.1%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
No high school diploma	6.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	37.6%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
Drove alone	75.4%	77.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.4%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.0%	10.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
1-unit, detached	83.3%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.4%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Aitkin County	Redwood County
Poverty rate	12.3%	12.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1982	1963