2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 45,014. The median age was 46.5 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.0 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 89.7%
White, 0.4%
Black or African American, 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 5.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.4% of the population. There were 18,968 households in the county, of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.9% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 25,375 housing units, of which 25.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 79.9% were owner-occupied and 20.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%.
Racial and ethnic composition 2000 census for Itasca County, from
ACS 5-year estimates As of the
census of 2000, there were 43,992 people, 17,789 households, and 12,381 families in the county. The
population density was . There were 24,528 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.64%
White, 0.16%
Black or
African American, 3.40%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.16% from
other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 25.6% were of
German, 13.8%
Norwegian, 7.7%
Finnish, 7.2%
Swedish, 6.2%
Irish, 5.0%
United States or American and 5.0%
English ancestry. There were 17,789 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were
married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91. The county population contained 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.20 males age 18 and over. The median income for a household in the county was $36,234, and the median income for a family was $44,025. Males had a median income of $37,066 versus $22,327 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,717. About 7.70% of families and 10.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==