Itasca County, Minnesota

Itasca County has a population of 45,275 and has grown 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $225,200, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $68,603.

Home price
$225,200
Income
$68,603
Population
45,275
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$225,200county
Median gross rent$988county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use23.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,074county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$860county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,401county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$68,603county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate12.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.5%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.8%county
Economic output per resident$56,960county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.86%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport11294county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station90 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths33.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.2%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment6407county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible48.0%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools3county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution64 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians102county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter4.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population45,275county
Land area in square miles2,667county
People per square mile of land17.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store23.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.8%county
Population change since 2020+0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.8%county
Share of households that are one person28.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents198county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in892county
Households that moved away852county
Average income of arriving households$74,462county
Average income of departing households$60,330county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year249county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings53.0%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature40.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.1 incounty
Annual snowfall42.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing178 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days129 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 19county
Average first fall frostSep 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$148county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use829 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.6%county
Homes heated by propane27.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.1%county
Homes heated by wood8.6%county
Households with broadband88.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk75.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.8county
Landslide risk80.1county
Hail risk53.8county
Earthquake risk3.0county
Tornado risk28.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk79.7county
Winter weather risk60.3county
Strong wind risk88.0county
Wildfire risk44.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Itasca County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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