Aitkin is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,174 people and three associated neighborhoods, Aitkin is the 305th largest community in Minnesota.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Aitkin spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Aitkin is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Aitkin are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.17% of adults in Aitkin having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Aitkin in 2022 was $23,302, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,208 for a family of four. However, Aitkin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Aitkin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aitkin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Aitkin include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Aitkin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Native American languages.