Kittson County vs Lake of the Woods County

A side-by-side comparison of Kittson County and Lake of the Woods County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kittson County and Lake of the Woods County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kittson County has the higher population (4,163 vs 3,800 in Lake of the Woods County). Lake of the Woods County has the higher median household income ($70,091 vs $69,615 in Kittson County). Lake of the Woods County has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $134,400 in Kittson County).

Population, income & housing

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
Population	4,163	3,800
Median age	48.4 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,615	$70,091
Median home value	$134,400	$215,000
Median gross rent	$728	$867
Housing units	2,279	3,457
Homeownership rate	82.4%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
Population	4,311 → 4,163 (-3.4%)	3,771 → 3,800 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$59,643 → $69,615 (+16.7%)	$49,967 → $70,091 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $134,400 (+59.6%)	$161,900 → $215,000 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $728 (+18.0%)	$678 → $867 (+27.9%)

Kittson County

Population

4,3114,163

Median household income

$59,643$69,615

Median home value

$84,200$134,400

Median gross rent

$617$728

Lake of the Woods County

Population

3,7713,800

Median household income

$49,967$70,091

Median home value

$161,900$215,000

Median gross rent

$678$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
Under 5	5.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	8.9%	9.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	19.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	16.7%
75 and over	11.7%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	2.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
No high school diploma	4.1%	3.9%
High school graduate	32.8%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
Drove alone	74.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.9%	4.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
1-unit, detached	79.5%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Kittson County	Lake of the Woods County
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1967	1986