Demographics of Koochiching County, Minnesota

Koochiching County, Minnesota had 11,587 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −440 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.

Koochiching County, in four figures

11,587
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −440 people.; 51.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,940 ±$6,329
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.

Koochiching County, Minnesota's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Koochiching 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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Koochiching County, Minnesota's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Koochiching 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	12,027	100.0	100.0
2021	11,946	99.3	100.2
2022	11,847	98.5	100.7
2023	11,744	97.6	101.6
2024	11,594	96.4	102.5
2025	11,587	96.3	103.1

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Population of Koochiching 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	12,027	−34	−17	0	−15
2021	11,946	−81	−91	+1	+1
2022	11,847	−99	−91	+1	−2
2023	11,744	−103	−89	+2	−17
2024	11,594	−150	−78	0	−72
2025	11,587	−7	−80	−2	+74

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.6 ±0.8: for men 51.0 ±1.1 and for women 52.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Koochiching County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	499 ±36	4.2% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,569 ±128	13.3% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	754 ±171	6.4% ±1.4	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,336 ±152	19.7% ±1.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,295 ±237	27.8% ±2.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,380 ±254	28.6% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,940 ±$6,329, and income per person $42,268 ±$3,506, 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 Koochiching County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	894 ±170	15.2% ±2.8	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,151 ±176	19.6% ±2.9	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,265 ±200	21.5% ±3.3	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	756 ±170	12.9% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	955 ±159	16.3% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	465 ±144	7.9% ±2.4	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	386 ±99	6.6% ±1.7	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 Koochiching County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,255 ±270	10.9% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	358 ±131	17.6% ±6.2	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	499 ±114	9.3% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	398 ±115	9.5% ±2.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Koochiching County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Koochiching County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	7,426 ±44	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.1% ±2.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.9% ±2.7	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.4% ±1.8	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.6% ±3.5	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,600 ±$6,905	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$671 ±$74	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	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 Koochiching County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	182 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,555 ±235	89.2% ±2.0	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 57	0.1% to 0.5%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	81 ±28	0.7% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	246 ±82	2.1% ±0.7	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	716 ±247	6.1% ±2.1	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 Koochiching County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	9,094 ±353	76.9% ±3.0	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,144 ±340	18.1% ±2.9	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	236 ±87	2.0% ±0.7	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	359 ±88	3.0% ±0.7	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	237 ±78	2.0% ±0.7	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	122 ±51	1.0% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Koochiching County among the counties of Minnesota

62nd of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Koochiching County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wadena County	14,388	+1.9%
Renville County	14,356	−2.3%
Faribault County	13,888	−0.1%
Pennington County	13,686	−1.8%
Chippewa County	12,406	−1.6%
Koochiching County	11,587	−3.7%
Watonwan County	11,459	+2.0%
Pope County	11,420	+0.8%
Cottonwood County	11,405	−1.0%
Lake County	10,746	−1.6%
Jackson County	9,857	−1.3%

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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