| | People QuickFacts | Aitkin County | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 16,220 | 5,344,861 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 16,202 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 16,202 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 17.6% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 27.7% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.3% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.6% | 86.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 5.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.4% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 4.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.3% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.1% | 4.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 94.7% | 82.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.8% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.1% | 7.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.2% | 10.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.1% | 91.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.4% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,367 | 395,262 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.8 | 22.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 16,049 | 2,354,034 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 81.1% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.9% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $177,900 | $206,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 7,903 | 2,085,917 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.05 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,966 | $29,582 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $40,226 | $57,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.5% | 10.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Aitkin County | Minnesota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 425 | 145,4642 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 3,161 | 2,357,9712 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -1.0 | -1.62 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,143 | 381,759 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,202 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 53,507 | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 147,509 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,211 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,708 | 10,423,660 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 123 | 8,890 |