Kittson County, Minnesota

Kittson County has a population of 4,084 and has shrunk 4.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $134,800, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $76,100.

Home price
$134,800
Income
$76,100
Population
4,084
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$134,800county
Median gross rent$757county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198071.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$745county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
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$76,100county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate9.1%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.3%county
Share of workers employed by government16.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$54,583county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.92%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 time19.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8675county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station58 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher29.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.9%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment634county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible43.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution57 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians88(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

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

Population4,084county
Land area in square miles1,099county
People per square mile of land3.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.2%county
Share of households that are one person29.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls78.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents499county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in41county
Households that moved away73county
Average income of arriving households$63,585county
Average income of departing households$58,274county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature41.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.1 incounty
Annual snowfall28.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing170 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.3¢county
Household electricity use842 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity28.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.2%county
Homes heated by propane35.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil13.5%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk13.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk54.6county
Landslide risk21.6county
Hail risk27.2county
Earthquake risk0.5county
Tornado risk13.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.7county
Winter weather risk45.8county
Strong wind risk7.2county
Wildfire risk74.5county

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 Kittson 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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