Aitkin County, MN Population

Overview

15,747

Total Population

55.8

Median age

49.41%

Female population %

102.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

86.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

224

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Aitkin County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Aitkin County is 55.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Aitkin County's population under 18 was 16.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Aitkin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Aitkin County, 13.39% were under the age of 15, 12.66% aged 15 to 29, 41.11% aged 30 to 64, 28.96% aged 65 to 84, and 3.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 185 less females than males in Aitkin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.41% females and 50.59% males in Aitkin County, MN.
The Aitkin County, MN gender ratio is 102.4:100 i.e. 102.4 men to 100 women (1.024).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 900.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 816.

Aitkin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Aitkin County population: 93.53% are White, 0.34% are Black or African American, 2% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.74% are some other race and 3.22% are multiracial.
Aitkin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 224 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,523 (98.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Aitkin County is White with a population of 14,728 (93.53% of the total population).

Aitkin County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,212 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Aitkin County's population increased by 968 (6.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Aitkin County's population decreased by 494 (3.05%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Aitkin County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 15,242.