Demographic Profile for Cook County, Minnesota
When calculating the total land area, Cook extends a total area of 1451 square miles. The county has a very low density of 4 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Coke, TX (4 per sq. mile ), Jerauld, SD (4 per sq. mile ), Caribou, ID (4 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Sanders, MT (4 per sq. mile ), Fremont, WY (4 per sq. mile ), Kimball, NE (4 per sq. mile ).
The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Cook County, Minnesota to be 46.1 years old. The median age in Cook is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.9 years of age. With a total of 17.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Cook can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 18.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
Cook County, Minnesota has a population base that is comprised of 89.8 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Cook has increased the level of diversity when 1.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Cook internationally. The international migration into Cook totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Cook County, Minnesota had a population of 5,367 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 5,195. This growth signifies an increase of 3.3 percent. Cook ranks 43 of 87 counties when calculating total change in population for Minnesota and the county ranks 1,691 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Cook County, Minnesota to be 46.1 years old. The median age in Cook is greater than the median age in the State of Minnesota of 36.7. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 43.9 years of age. With a total of 17.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Cook can be described as having a relatively low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high presence of the population, with 64.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 18.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
Cook County, Minnesota has a population base that is comprised of 89.8 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 1.2 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 2.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Cook has increased the level of diversity when 1.5 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Cook internationally. The international migration into Cook totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Cook County, Minnesota had a population of 5,367 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 5,195. This growth signifies an increase of 3.3 percent. Cook ranks 43 of 87 counties when calculating total change in population for Minnesota and the county ranks 1,691 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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