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Kittson County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Kittson County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Kittson County is a small, agriculture-oriented county in northwestern Minnesota with a population of 4,163 that has declined 4.0% over five years and a median age of 47.8 years, reflecting an older, established rural workforce. The labor force participation rate stands at 61.4%, with 95.9% holding a high school diploma or higher and 28.0% holding a bachelor's degree, while median worker earnings of $43,885 and an unemployment rate of 4.4% characterize a modest but stable employment base. Housing costs are low — median home value of $134,400 and median gross rent of $728/month — with an 82.9% homeownership rate, and a median household income of $76,100 sits above what local wages alone might suggest, likely reflecting farm income and household composition.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

4,163

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,100

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.0% since 2018

Kittson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,807 (93.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race119 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races104 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone19 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone15 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone11 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish119
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic44
  3. 3.Other Indo-European11
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

241

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,321

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,697

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance391
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining304
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)248
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)174
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities129

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations721
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations322
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations322
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations302
  5. 5.Service Occupations253

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.48×)269
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.38×)273
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)116
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)450
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.93×)128

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$134,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$728/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999178 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999149 (10.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999132 (9.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999127 (8.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99987 (5.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99985 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,885

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,423 (75.0%)
  • Worked At Home191 (10.1%)
  • Carpooled155 (8.2%)
  • Walked103 (5.4%)
  • Other14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi8 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.