Kittson County vs Mahnomen County

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

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

Mahnomen County has the higher population (5,371 vs 4,163 in Kittson County). Kittson County has the higher median household income ($69,615 vs $53,925 in Mahnomen County). Mahnomen County has the higher median home value ($146,500 vs $134,400 in Kittson County).

Population, income & housing

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
Population	4,163	5,371
Median age	48.4 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,615	$53,925
Median home value	$134,400	$146,500
Median gross rent	$728	$685
Housing units	2,279	2,552
Homeownership rate	82.4%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
Population	4,311 → 4,163 (-3.4%)	5,501 → 5,371 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$59,643 → $69,615 (+16.7%)	$44,688 → $53,925 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $134,400 (+59.6%)	$104,800 → $146,500 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $728 (+18.0%)	$586 → $685 (+16.9%)

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

Mahnomen County

Population

5,5015,371

Median household income

$44,688$53,925

Median home value

$104,800$146,500

Median gross rent

$586$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
Under 5	5.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	23.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.7%	10.2%
75 and over	11.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	44.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	34.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	16.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
No high school diploma	4.1%	13.3%
High school graduate	32.8%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
Drove alone	74.8%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	5.4%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.9%	8.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
1-unit, detached	79.5%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	3.6%
20 or more units	2.7%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Kittson County	Mahnomen County
Poverty rate	9.7%	20.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1967	1975