Kanabec County, MN

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2023 Population

16,261

0.718% 1-year growth

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Median Age

44.5

0.67% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

9.76%

0.137% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$71,915

4.23% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$221,100

7.64% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,538

1.61% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Kanabec County, MN had a population of 16.3k people with a median age of 44.5 and a median household income of $71,915. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kanabec County, MN grew from 16,145 to 16,261, a 0.718% increase and its median household income grew from $68,995 to $71,915, a 4.23% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kanabec County, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.45%), White (Hispanic) (1.18%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.51%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.486%).

None of the households in Kanabec County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Kanabec County, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Kanabec County, MN was $221,100, and the homeownership rate was 83.8%.

Most people in Kanabec County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Kanabec County, MN was 2 cars per household.

Kanabec County, MN borders Aitkin County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, and Pine County, MN.

United States Minnesota

Population & Diversity

Kanabec County, MN is home to a population of 16.3k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.953% of Kanabec County, MN residents were born outside of the country (155 people).

In 2023, there were 27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.2k people) in Kanabec County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 561 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 192 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.7% of Kanabec County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Kanabec County, MN was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kanabec County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kanabec County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.2k ± 39
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
561 ± 65.5
White (Hispanic)
192 ± 40

1.73%

Hispanic Population

282 people

1.73% of the people in Kanabec County, MN are hispanic (282 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kanabec County, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,321 ± 5,642 people
Somalia
38,263 ± 4,786 people
India
30,262 ± 4,259 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 53,321 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 38,263 and India with 30,262.

Foreign-Born Population

0.953%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

155 people

1.05%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

169 people

As of 2023, 0.953% of Kanabec County, MN residents (155 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kanabec County, MN was 1.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kanabec County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
500 ± 75
Gulf War (2001-)
175 ± 44
Gulf War (1990s)
171 ± 68

Kanabec County, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.86 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kanabec County, MN employs 7.54k people. The largest industries in Kanabec County, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,246 people), Construction (1,119 people), and Manufacturing (983 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($69,000), Transportation & Warehousing ($64,833), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,333).

Males in Minnesota have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $68,089. The income inequality in Minnesota (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.54k

2023 Value

± 347

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 6.54%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kanabec County, MN declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 7.66k employees to 7.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kanabec County, MN, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (887 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (709 people), and Production Occupations (707 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kanabec County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.54k

2023 Value

± 347

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 6.54%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kanabec County, MN declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 7.66k employees to 7.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kanabec County, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,246 people), Construction (1,119 people), and Manufacturing (983 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kanabec County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Kanabec County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,239

Median earning men ± $2,154

$35,428

Median earning women ± $2,440

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($68,875), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,500), and Construction ($61,932).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($75,417), Public Administration ($60,761), and Construction ($51,908).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

40
Construction
29
Other Services (except Public Administration)
19
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$59k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$28.9k
Construction
$22k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kanabec County, MN went to Donald J. Trump with 67.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30%), followed by Other (1.05%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (67.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (30%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.05%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kanabec County, MN went to Donald J. Trump with 67.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30%), followed by Other (1.05%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kanabec County, MN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kanabec County, MN was $221,100 in 2023, which is 0.729 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $205,400 to $221,100, a 7.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Kanabec County, MN is 83.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Kanabec County, MN have an average commute time of 32.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kanabec County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kanabec County, MN is $71,915. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Kanabec County, MN was Census Tract 4802 with a value of $86,154, followed by Census Tract 4804 and Census Tract 4801, with respective values of $77,614 and $67,292.

In 2023, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kanabec County, MN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.08%.

Housing

Property

$221,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,610

$5,426

Median Property Taxes

±$261

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kanabec County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kanabec County, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.8%

Homeownership

2023

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 83.8% of the housing units in Kanabec County, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kanabec County, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 4802
Census Tract 4804
Census Tract 4801

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kanabec County, MN was Census Tract 4802 with a value of $86,154, followed by Census Tract 4804 and Census Tract 4801, with respective values of $77,614 and $67,292.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Kanabec County, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,915

Median Household Income

± $3,848

6.48k

Number of Households

± 332

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.48k households in Kanabec County, MN grew to $71,915 from the previous year's value of $68,995.

The following chart displays the households in Kanabec County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kanabec County, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Carpooled (9.31%)
Worked At Home (8.37%)

In 2023, 77.3% of workers in Kanabec County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.31%) and those who worked at home (8.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kanabec County, MN have a longer commute time (32.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 8.21% of the workforce in Kanabec County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kanabec County, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kanabec County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kanabec County, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kanabec County, MN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kanabec County, MN (1.56k out of 16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kanabec County, MN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 16.7% of the children was living in poverty in Kanabec County, MN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95% of the population of Kanabec County, MN has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 21.7% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 1.93% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kanabec County, MN see 966 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.39% decrease from the previous year (1021 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2020 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 557 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

966 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kanabec County, MN

Primary care physicians in Kanabec County, MN see an average of 966 patients per year. This represents a 5.39% decrease from the previous year (1,021 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kanabec County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 15.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.04%

Uninsured

39.8%

Employer Coverage

21.7%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

1.93%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kanabec County, MN grew by 3.81% from 4.86% to 5.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kanabec County, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Kanabec County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Kanabec County, MN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.7% in Kanabec County, MN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Kanabec County, MN.