Aitkin

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Minnesota

Aitkin is a sparsely populated county in Minnesota with 8 ZIP codes, 16,266 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Aitkin, MN sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

33rd pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
16,266
combined ZIP population
8
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,578
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Aitkin lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 27001, 8 ZIPs, combined population 16,266). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (8 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 27001.

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8

Total ZIPs

16,266

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Aitkin

Side-by-side: Compare 56431 vs 55760 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
56431 Aitkin 8,931 8
55760 Mcgregor 3,108 3
55748 Hill City 1,476 5
56469 Palisade 998 1
56350 Mc Grath 570 1
55787 Tamarack 525 2
55752 Jacobson 395 1
55785 Swatara 263 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Aitkin?

Aitkin has a total population of 16,266 across 8 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Aitkin?

Aitkin includes 8 ZIP codes: 56431, 55760, 55748, 56469, 56350, 55787, 55752, 55785.

Aitkin's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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