Itasca County, MN Population

Overview

44,969

Total Population

46.5

Median age

49.25%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

737

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Itasca County is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Itasca County's population under 18 was 20.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Itasca County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Itasca County, 16.89% were under the age of 15, 15.23% aged 15 to 29, 44.19% aged 30 to 64, 20.86% aged 65 to 84, and 2.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 673 less females than males in Itasca County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.25% females and 50.75% males in Itasca County, MN.
The Itasca County, MN gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,887.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,869.

Itasca County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Itasca County population: 90.13% are White, 0.56% are Black or African American, 3.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.56% are some other race and 5.19% are multiracial.
Itasca County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 737 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 44,232 (98.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Itasca County is White with a population of 40,532 (90.13% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 45,334 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Itasca County's population increased by 1,103 (2.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Itasca County's population increased by 1 (0.00%), 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, Itasca County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 43,799.