Demographics of Itasca County, Minnesota

Itasca County, Minnesota had 45,404 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +382 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Itasca County, in four figures

45,404
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +382 people.; 46.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,603 ±$4,097
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Itasca County, Minnesota's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Itasca County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Itasca County, Minnesota's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Itasca County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	45,022	100.0	100.0
2021	45,112	100.2	100.2
2022	45,296	100.6	100.7
2023	45,487	101.0	101.6
2024	45,452	101.0	102.5
2025	45,404	100.8	103.1

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Population of Itasca County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	45,022	+26	−18	0	+38
2021	45,112	+90	−222	+2	+284
2022	45,296	+184	−265	+1	+449
2023	45,487	+191	−189	+4	+385
2024	45,452	−35	−140	+14	+100
2025	45,404	−48	−143	+6	+91

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.9 ±0.4: for men 45.9 ±0.3 and for women 48.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Itasca County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	2,140 ±44	4.7% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,985 ±250	15.4% ±0.6	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,948 ±226	6.5% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,559 ±281	21.1% ±0.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,977 ±325	26.5% ±0.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,666 ±406	25.8% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,603 ±$4,097, and income per person $37,533 ±$1,366, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Itasca County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	2,981 ±305	16.1% ±1.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,556 ±296	19.2% ±1.5	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,575 ±285	19.3% ±1.5	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,674 ±250	14.4% ±1.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,147 ±281	17.0% ±1.5	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,475 ±205	8.0% ±1.1	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,133 ±142	6.1% ±0.8	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Itasca County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	5,403 ±502	12.2% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,279 ±214	14.7% ±2.4	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,654 ±277	13.0% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,470 ±187	9.8% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Itasca County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Itasca County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	25,679 ±115	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.2% ±1.5	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.8% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.0% ±1.6	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.0% ±1.3	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$225,200 ±$6,215	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$988 ±$48	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Itasca County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	691 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	40,042 ±293	88.4% ±0.6	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	355 ±64	0.8% ±0.1	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	182 ±48	0.4% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,161 ±150	2.6% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	9 to 55	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	143 ±57	0.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,669 ±351	5.9% ±0.8	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Itasca County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	36,411 ±477	80.4% ±1.1	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,286 ±460	18.3% ±1.0	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	161 ±56	0.4% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	417 ±99	0.9% ±0.2	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	190 ±36	0.4% ±0.1	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	227 ±95	0.5% ±0.2	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Itasca County among the counties of Minnesota

22nd of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Itasca County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Otter Tail County	61,041	+1.6%
Chisago County	59,142	+4.3%
Winona County	50,523	+1.7%
Goodhue County	48,195	+1.3%
Beltrami County	47,055	+1.8%
Itasca County	45,404	+0.8%
Kandiyohi County	44,720	+2.3%
Isanti County	44,386	+7.3%
Benton County	41,744	+0.9%
Mower County	40,971	+2.3%
Douglas County	40,120	+2.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026