Itasca County vs Kandiyohi County

A side-by-side comparison of Itasca County and Kandiyohi County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Itasca County has the higher population (45,141 vs 43,757 in Kandiyohi County). Kandiyohi County has the higher median household income ($75,097 vs $66,380 in Itasca County). Kandiyohi County has the higher median home value ($230,500 vs $212,000 in Itasca County).

Population, income & housing

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
Population	45,141	43,757
Median age	46.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,380	$75,097
Median home value	$212,000	$230,500
Median gross rent	$944	$843
Housing units	25,589	20,212
Homeownership rate	81.9%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
Population	45,141 → 45,141 (+0.0%)	42,841 → 43,757 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$55,139 → $66,380 (+20.4%)	$60,294 → $75,097 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $212,000 (+29.2%)	$168,900 → $230,500 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $944 (+35.6%)	$776 → $843 (+8.6%)

Itasca County

Population

45,14145,141

Median household income

$55,139$66,380

Median home value

$164,100$212,000

Median gross rent

$696$944

Kandiyohi County

Population

42,84143,757

Median household income

$60,294$75,097

Median home value

$168,900$230,500

Median gross rent

$776$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
Under 5	4.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	15.2%	11.6%
75 and over	10.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	76.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
No high school diploma	5.3%	9.2%
High school graduate	30.6%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
Drove alone	76.3%	78.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	9.3%
Public transit	1.3%	1.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	4.8%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Itasca County	Kandiyohi County
Poverty rate	12.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1979	1977