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The Itasca County Courthouse at 123 NE 4th Street, as seen from 1st Avenue, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota

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Sunday, November 15, 2026

Itasca County

Population
45,2752024
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Household income
$68,6032024
Less favorable than communities in Minnesota
Home value
$225,2002024
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Unemployment
6.3%2026
Less favorable than communities in Minnesota
Violent crime
1222023
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Work from home
9.5%2024
Similar to communities in Minnesota
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.Data from Polco
Community livability

How Itasca County scores in ten areas of community life

Polco gives each area an index from the public data behind it, adjusted for the community's socioeconomic profile. Higher is stronger by Polco's measure. Where this page has the numbers behind an area, pick it to see them.

  1. Utilities60
  2. Natural environment59
  3. Parks and recreation57
  8. Inclusivity and engagement48
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator. The area indexes are for 2025.
Data index

What each number actually means.

Pick a number to see how Itasca County compares with other communities, what Polco's model expected and what to keep in mind.

Where Itasca County ranks on population
45,275 in 2024
Compared with communities nationallySimilar · 65th percentile
Compared with communities in MinnesotaSimilar · 75th percentile
Compared with communities of similar population sizeHigher · 90th percentile
Each dot is Itasca County's percentile within that group, from Polco. Polco treats this measure as neither good nor bad, so further right only means higher.
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Polco’s name for this measure: “Total population”.

What it measures

2024 · Census ACS

How many people live in Itasca County. The number comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and college students who live there count as residents.

What Polco's model shows

Model estimate

Polco's GPAL model projects 45,344 for 2025.

Who it affects

More residents means more demand on housing, schools, roads and local services. Population also shapes how much state and federal money Itasca County receives.

Keep in mind

Survey figures are estimates with a margin of error. Small changes from one year to the next may not be meaningful.

About this data

These figures come from Polco's GPAL data, which brings together public data on U.S. cities and counties from sources like the Census Bureau, the CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI. Each number is for the year shown with it, and most public data runs one to two years behind. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

The comparisons are Polco's. Each one names the group of communities Itasca County is compared with, and the percentile is Itasca County's place within that group. Polco's model figures are estimates, not measurements.

Polco has 327 measures for Itasca County. This page shows the 69 whose units and values could be checked. Polco data release of Oct 26, 2026.

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