State Demographics

North Itasca Electric Cooperative is headquartered in Bigfork, Minnesota. The co-op, which employs 19 people, provides energy and related services to approximately 5,087 members in Itasca, Koochiching and Beltrami counties. North Itasca Electric's plant investments total $19.9 million; the co-op owns 875 miles of overhead distribution line and 396 miles of underground line.

Population

Population	2000	2010	2021	2026
North Itasca Electric Cooperative	5,918	5,786	5,874	5,922

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Population by Age

Population	2010	2021	2026
0-4	261	226	223
5-9	289	255	249
10-14	352	310	295
15-19	367	305	313
20-24	200	207	175
25-29	225	212	196
30-34	223	246	230
35-39	249	257	264
40-44	301	280	307
45-49	404	326	338
50-54	486	368	371
55-59	547	535	441
60-64	491	574	538
65-69	456	565	632
70-74	376	524	544
75-79	234	330	384
80-84	182	189	244
85+	142	164	178
18+	4,633	4,878	4,940
Median Age	50	54	55

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Population by Race

North Itasca Electric Cooperative	2021
Total	5,874.000
White Alone	87.600
Black Alone	0.510
American Indian Alone	8.290
Asian Alone	0.440
Pacific Islander Alone	0.120
Some Other Race	0.430
Two or More Races	2.610
Hispanic Origin	1.530
Diversity Index	24.900

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Growth Rate

North Itasca Electric Cooperative	2010 - 2014	2014 - 2019
Population	0%	0%
Households	0%	0%
Families	0%	0%
Median Household Income	%	2%
Per Capita Income	%	3%

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2021	2026
Households	2,417	2,518	2,577	2,603
Housing Units	5,746	6,216	6,400	6,494
Owner Occupied Units			2,277	2,322
Renter Occupied Units			300	281
Vacant Units			3,823	3,891

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Home Value

North Itasca Electric Cooperative	2021	2026
Median Home Value	$207,507	$255,426
Average Home Value	$230,163	$271,415
<$50,000	164	95
$50,000 - $99,999	245	129
$100,000 - $149,999	256	95
$150,000 - $199,999	420	348
$200,000 - $249,999	353	443
$250,000 - $299,999	319	470
$300,000 - $399,999	281	435
$400,000 - $499,999	120	173
$500,000 - $749,999	109	125
$1,000,000 +	1	1

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	169
2000-2009	1,029
1990-1999	984
1980-1989	904
1970-1979	937
1960-1969	563
1950-1959	576
1940-1949	396
1939 or Before	629

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Income

North Itasca Electric Cooperative	2021	2026
Median Household	$50,578	$54,913
Average Household	$64,612	$73,626
Per Capita	$27,852	$31,793

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Household Income Base

North Itasca Electric Cooperative	2021
<$15,000	260
$15,000 - $24,999	296
$25,000 - $34,999	315
$35,000 - $49,999	398
$50,000 - $74,999	559
$75,000 - $99,999	317
$100,000 - $149,999	262
$150,000 - $199,999	116
$200,000+	56

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	1,973
In-County Residents	1,405
Out-of-County Residents	540
Drive Alone	1,482
Carpooled	256
Public Transport	13
Work at Home	156
Less than 5 minutes	104
5-9 minutes	183
10-14 minutes	166
15-19 minutes	172
20-24 minutes	173
25-29 minutes	74
30-34 minutes	256
35-39 minutes	57
40-44 minutes	82
45-59 minutes	222
60-89 minutes	227
90+ minutes	100
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	1,730
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	113
Mining	0
Utilities	19
Construction	103
Manufacturing	123
Wholesale Trade	36

Retail Trade	163
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	17
Furn & Home Furnish Str	1
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	18
Food & Beverage Stores	55
Health/Pers Care Stores	7
Gasoline Stations	35
Clothing/Accessory Store	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	7
General Merchandise Str	10
Misc Store Retailers	13
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	31
Information	10

Finance & Insurance	26
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	22
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	4

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	15
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	19
Legal Services	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	15
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	7
Educational Services	116
HealthCare/Social Assist	476
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	73

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	253
Accommodation	167
Food Srv/Drinking Places	86

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	77
Auto Repair/Maintenance	5
Public Administration Emp	52

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Educational Attainment (25+)

North Itasca Electric Cooperative	2021
Some High School	283
Graduated High School	1,381
Associates Degree	617
Bachelor's Degree	581
Graduate Degree	256

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	263
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	16
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	1
Construction Bus	20
Manufacturing Bus	8
Wholesale Trade Bus	3

Retail Trade Bus	35
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	6
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	1
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	4
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	9
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	1
Gasoline Stations Bus	4
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	3
General Merchandise Str Bus	2
Misc Store Retailers Bus	4
Nonstore Retailers Bus	1

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	12
Information Bus	4

Finance & Insurance Bus	5
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	3
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	2

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	5
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	6
Legal Services Bus	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	3
Educational Services Bus	5
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	19
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	9

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	60
Accommodation Bus	47
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	14

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	36
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	4
Public Administration Bus	11

Source: ESRI, 2021-10-13

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