County profile
Aitkin County, MN
United States · GDP 2024
#2181 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$673.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,632
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
415
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
16,252
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.3%
Median HH income
$60.8k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
20.3%±1.2%
Poverty rate
13.1%±1.4%
Business applications
149 · 2025
Retail establishments
66
40.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation19%
Manufacturing15%
Other services8%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
16,252
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $53.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,209
International migration+21
Natural change−698
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$517.2M2019
$505.7M2020
$572.5M2021
$577.4M2022
$620.7M2023
$673.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$255.8k±$8.4k
Median gross rent
$869/mo±$73/mo
Vacancy rate
49.3%±1.1%
Affordability
5.5× wages
Residential permits
$63.9M
214 units · 13.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
56.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 84Landslide 69Wildfire 58
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1572016
1662017
1712018
1812019
1862020
2082021
2502022
2732023
2872024
2902025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 40% since 20211532021
1652022
1452023
1352024
2142025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
54.3 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
96.1 km
HALLETT DOCK CO DOCK NO 6
Nearest commercial airport
59.5 km
BRAINERD LAKES RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Aitkin?
Aitkin's economy produced $673.7M in 2024, growing 8.5% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.