Aitkin

Population: 2,217
Median household income: $45,813
Median home value: $172,800

Located in Aitkin County, Minnesota, Aitkin is a community with a population of 2,217. At $45,813, its median household income sits below Aitkin County's $59,498.

From 2019 to 2023, Aitkin's population declined 4.8% from 2,330 to 2,217, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $121,400 to $172,800.

Owners occupy 60.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,217
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $45,813
Median home value: $172,800
Median gross rent: $657
Housing units: 1,068
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3302,217

Median household income

$35,294$45,813

Median home value

$121,400$172,800

Median gross rent

$687$657

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,330	$35,294	$121,400	$687
2020	2,253	$32,841	$133,000	$558
2021	2,126	$36,667	$143,100	$642
2022	2,153	$37,177	$166,900	$676
2023	2,217	$45,813	$172,800	$657

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over19.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	91	4.1%
5 to 17	406	18.3%
18 to 24	132	6.0%
25 to 34	190	8.6%
35 to 44	264	11.9%
45 to 54	160	7.2%
55 to 64	269	12.1%
65 to 74	269	12.1%
75 and over	436	19.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,065	93.1%
Black or African American	4	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.5%
Two or more races	85	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	132	8.3%
High school graduate	574	36.1%
Some college or associate's	565	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	233	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	84	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	557	70.5%
Carpooled	90	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	57	7.2%
Bicycle	14	1.8%
Worked from home	72	9.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	494	68.8%
15 to 29 min	111	15.5%
30 to 44 min	81	11.3%
45 to 59 min	15	2.1%
60+ min	17	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 19.1% (387 of 2,025)

	Count	Share
Family households	455	50.6%
Nonfamily households	444	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	899	84.2%
Vacant	169	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	547	60.8%
Renter-occupied	352	39.2%

1-unit, detached57.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units24.4%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	615	57.6%
1-unit, attached	10	0.9%
2 to 4 units	113	10.6%
5 to 19 units	63	5.9%
20 or more units	261	24.4%
Mobile home & other	6	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2700460
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.5266, -93.7050