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Taconite, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Taconite is a Census city of 468 people across 27.97 square miles of land, in Itasca County. Median household income is $84,375, 89.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Taconite
What Taconite is
- Census place typecity
- Land area27.97 sq mi
- Water area1.65 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land17 plus or minus 4
- County holding the largest share of its areaItasca County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taconite
How many people live in Taconite
- Population468 plus or minus 100
- Median age54.8
- Population under 1862 plus or minus 27
- Share under 1813.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over118 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households227 plus or minus 49
- Family households142 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families62.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taconite
Income and work in Taconite
- Median household income$84,375 plus or minus $39,790
- Per capita income$49,471
- Civilian labor force234 plus or minus 62
- Employed234 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over380 plus or minus 79
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taconite
Housing in Taconite
- Housing units274
- Occupied units227 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate17.2 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied203 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied24 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate89.4 percent plus or minus 26.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$219,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,625 plus or minus $2,435
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.3 percent plus or minus 38.8
- Single family units249 plus or minus 56
- Share single family90.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more1.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taconite
How Taconite gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute220 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more82 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.3 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Drove alone86.6 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taconite
Flood risk in Taconite
- NFIP communityCity of Taconite
- NFIP community number270209
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/11/25
The City of Taconite does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270209 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Itasca County, not Taconite
Itasca County context, not Taconite figures
- Establishments in Itasca County1,175
- Covered employment, Itasca County16,608
- Average annual pay, Itasca County$54,071
- Housing units permitted, Itasca County124
Every figure in this section is published for Itasca County as a whole and is not a measurement of Taconite.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Taconite questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Taconite, Minnesota?
468, in 227 households. Taconite city covers 27.97 square miles of land, which is 17 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Taconite in?
Itasca County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Taconite?
$84,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,600. Median gross rent is $2,625 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Taconite in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Taconite appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Taconite, city of, community 270209, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Taconite figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Itasca County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Taconite.
Is zoning published for Taconite?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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