Koochiching County, MN Population

Overview

12,203

Total Population

50.4

Median age

49.68%

Female population %

101.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

169

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Koochiching County is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Koochiching County's population under 18 was 17.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Koochiching County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Koochiching County, 14.25% were under the age of 15, 14.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.50% aged 30 to 64, 22.63% aged 65 to 84, and 3.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 79 less females than males in Koochiching County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.68% females and 50.32% males in Koochiching County, MN.
The Koochiching County, MN gender ratio is 101.3:100 i.e. 101.3 men to 100 women (1.013).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 574.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 551.

Koochiching County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Koochiching County population: 91.69% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 2.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.19% are Asian, 0.67% are some other race and 4.70% are multiracial.
Koochiching County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 169 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,034 (98.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Koochiching County is White with a population of 11,189 (91.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,241 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Koochiching County's population decreased by 921 (6.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Koochiching County's population decreased by 1,295 (9.72%), 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, Koochiching County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,844.