Township · Minnesota

Arbo Township, Minnesota

Arbo Township, township, in Itasca County, Minnesota. Arbo Township had 862 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 862 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 959 (±180). GEOID 2706101936.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

862

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 862 · ACS 2020-2024: 959 ±180

Median household income

$70,893

±$18,046 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$263,700

±$60,761 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

not published


Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Arbo Township and what county is it in?

Arbo Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota. It covers 33.6 square miles of land, 26 residents per square mile in 2020.

Arbo Township is in the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Arbo Township (marked with a dot) in Itasca County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Arbo Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 862 people lived in Arbo Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 862 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 959 (±180).

  • July 2020→2021 −2 (851)
  • 2021→2022 +4 (855)
  • 2022→2023 +7 (862)
  • 2023→2024 −1 (861)
  • 2024→2025 +1 (862)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureArbo TownshipItasca CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population959±18045,2755,739,445no clear change
Households427±7318,5412,307,955no clear change
Average household size2.25±0.322.382.43no clear change
Housing units550±8025,6792,545,030no clear change

Arbo Township's population since 2000

From 898 in 2000 to 862 in 2025: down 4.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Arbo Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 898
  • 2005 (estimate) 872
  • 2010 Census 867
  • 2015 (estimate) 870
  • 2020 Census 862
  • 2025 (estimate) 862

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Arbo Township?

The median resident of Arbo Township is 57.2 years old; 13.0% are under 18 and 35.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.5%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 3.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureArbo TownshipItasca CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age57.2±6.546.938.8+17.8
Under 18 years13.0%±5.6 pts20.2%22.9%–
65 years and over35.0%±7.9 pts25.8%17.3%–
Male51.4%±4.5 pts50.9%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.8%±1.7 pts1.5%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic92.5%±4.0 pts88.4%75.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.4 pts0.8%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.9%±1.4 pts0.4%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts2.6%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.3 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.9%±3.1 pts5.9%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.5%±0.8 pts0.3%0.5%–
Born outside the United States1.5%±1.1 pts0.9%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)2.4%±1.7 pts1.9%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)14.9%±6.5 pts9.1%5.9%–
With a disability18.2%±5.2 pts17.5%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage3.1%±2.2 pts4.8%4.7%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.4%±1.9 pts95.2%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.5%±6.0 pts25.9%39.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)7.1%±3.4 pts9.3%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier98.6%±1.1 pts90.6%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.3%±0.4 pts1.0%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Arbo Township earn?

Half of Arbo Township's 427 households earn less than $70,893 a year (±$18,046), against $68,603 in Itasca County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $79,534 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureArbo TownshipItasca CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$70,893±$18,046$68,603$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$88,750±$8,774$88,664$118,304–
Per capita income$41,957±$4,771$37,533$48,237no clear change
People below the poverty line3.9%±2.6 pts12.2%9.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±16.4 pts14.7%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP4.2%±3.6 pts10.7%7.9%–
Households with a computer93.7%±4.0 pts94.1%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription91.1%±4.5 pts88.5%91.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Arbo Township?

Owners occupy 94.4% of Arbo Township's occupied homes and renters 5.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $263,700 by its owner (±$60,761).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureArbo TownshipItasca CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$263,700±$60,761$225,200$329,300no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent20.0%±53.4 pts45.6%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,831±$154$1,501$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes94.4%±4.9 pts83.0%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes5.6%±4.9 pts17.0%27.8%–
Housing units550±8025,6792,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±5.4 pts0.5%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±50.4 pts5.4%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes94.9%±3.2 pts81.7%66.0%–
Mobile homes5.1%±3.2 pts7.6%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later1.3%±1.8 pts1.0%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 20197.6%±3.5 pts7.2%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier4.4%±3.2 pts9.4%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle5.6%±3.2 pts4.7%6.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Arbo Township work and get to work?

80.3% of Arbo Township's workers drive alone and 8.6% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureArbo TownshipItasca CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)53.2%±8.7 pts55.2%68.1%–
Unemployment rate4.0%±3.5 pts5.9%4.1%–
Drove alone to work80.3%±7.5 pts76.3%68.9%–
Carpooled7.1%±4.9 pts10.1%7.5%–
Public transportation2.0%±3.2 pts1.0%1.8%–
Walked0.0%±5.5 pts1.9%2.5%–
Worked from home8.6%±4.4 pts9.5%17.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work24.4 min±4.324.1 min22.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Arbo Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Arbo Township; 6 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Arbo Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Arbo Township
Tract 4809.02Itasca County5,109 $81,769 $215,8009%
Tract 4803.01Itasca County1,438 $71,625 $218,3009%
Tract 4804.03Itasca County1,024 $90,000 $340,0006%
Tract 4810.01Itasca County2,160 $70,658 $213,9002%
Tract 4810.02Itasca County3,823 $70,054 $160,6001%
Tract 4803.03Itasca County835 $87,250 $349,6002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Arbo Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Arbo Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Arbo Township is the 8,220th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 269th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Arbo Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Arbo Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate269th1,772

Arbo Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Arbo Township?

24 of the 56 figures for Arbo Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Arbo Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.