Cook County, Minnesota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Cook County is 5th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Home median value

Cook County is 5th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Cook County is 7th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Income per capita

Cook County is 7th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Cook County is 7th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Cook County is 8th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Cook County is 9th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - Two or More

Cook County is 10th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Cook County is 12th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Size in square miles

Cook County is 14th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Female residents

Size Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Current population (2012)	5,185	82nd	5,379,139	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,452.3	12th	79,626.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3.6	86th	66.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents younger than 5	4.2%	87th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.6%	87th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.8%	10th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	93.3%	7th	91.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	34.4%	8th	31.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Race - White	87.4%	78th	86.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.6%	49th	5.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	8.9%	5th	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	44th	4.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	7th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	9th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	66th	4.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	86.5%	71st	82.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Female residents	50.7%	14th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.5%	34th	7.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Housing units	5,892	64th	2,354,034	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.7%	72nd	21.6%	25.9%
Households	2,627	80th	2,094,265	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.5%	76th	73.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$240,600	5th	$201,400	$186,200
People per household	1.9	87th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	53	38th	16,095	829,658

Income Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Income per capita	$30,501	7th	$30,310	$27,915
Income per household	$49,496	35th	$58,476	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.1%	64th	11.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Cook County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Non-farm private establishments	267	74th	144,606	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,974	76th	2,393,746	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	914	70th	496,657	27,092,908
Retail sales	$61,860	74th	$71,384,103	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,420	38th	$13,751	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$40,376	34th	$10,423,660	$613,795,732