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Kanabec County, MN

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

AI Overview

Kanabec County is a small rural county of 16,261 residents with a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations, reflected in a labor force participation rate of 60.0% and median worker earnings of $41,047 against a median household income of $71,460. Educational attainment skews toward high school credentials, with 91.2% holding a diploma but only 15.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and the unemployment rate stands at 4.9%. Housing costs remain low relative to broader Minnesota markets, with a median home value of $221,100, a homeownership rate of 84.5%, and median gross rent of $1,003 per month, alongside modest 5-year population growth of 1.6%.

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

Population

16,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,460

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

Kanabec County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,337 (93.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races455 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race187 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone143 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone106 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone88 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic244
  2. 2.Spanish122
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island27
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)15
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,209

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,291

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,290

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,874
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,168
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)939
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)894
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services661

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,134
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,413
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,408
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,357
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,351

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.15×)1,119
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.31×)467
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)983
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.22×)147
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)931

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$221,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,003/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,041 (18.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999954 (17.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999578 (10.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999539 (9.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999481 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999414 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,047

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,791 (77.5%)
  • Worked At Home669 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled628 (8.4%)
  • Walked263 (3.5%)
  • Public Transit46 (0.6%)
  • Other45 (0.6%)

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.