Lake County, MN

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2022 Population

10,915

0.738% 1-year growth

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic (DFL) Party

2022 Median Age

49.7

0.811% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.6%

12.1% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$73,860

10.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$200,900

9.66% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lake County, MN had a population of 10.9k people with a median age of 49.7 and a median household income of $73,860. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lake County, MN grew from 10,835 to 10,915, a 0.738% increase and its median household income grew from $66,828 to $73,860, a 10.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.6%), White (Hispanic) (0.98%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.366%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.302%).

None of the households in Lake County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Lake County, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lake County, MN was $200,900, and the homeownership rate was 83%.

Most people in Lake County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake County, MN was 2 cars per household.

Lake County, MN borders Cook County, MN, St. Louis County, MN, Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, and Douglas County, WI.

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United States Minnesota

Population & Diversity

Lake County, MN is home to a population of 10.9k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.705% of Lake County, MN residents were born outside of the country (77 people).

In 2022, there were 36.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.4k people) in Lake County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 284 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 107 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.8% of Lake County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lake County, MN was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.4k ± 6
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
284 ± 36.5
White (Hispanic)
107 ± 49

1.62%

Hispanic Population

177 people

1.62% of the people in Lake County, MN are hispanic (177 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lake County, MN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.705%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

77 people

1.17%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

127 people

As of 2022, 0.705% of Lake County, MN residents (77 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake County, MN was 1.17%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
291 ± 64
Korea
97 ± 57
Gulf War (1990s)
84 ± 36

Lake County, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lake County, MN employs 4.93k people. The largest industries in Lake County, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (747 people), Accommodation & Food Services (609 people), and Construction (555 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($104,688), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($94,531), and Utilities ($90,250).

Employment

Occupations

4.93k

2022 Value

± 375

0.819%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lake County, MN grew at a rate of 0.819%, from 4.89k employees to 4.93k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake County, MN, are Management Occupations (532 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (426 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (409 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.93k

2022 Value

± 375

0.819%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lake County, MN grew at a rate of 0.819%, from 4.89k employees to 4.93k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake County, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (747 people), Accommodation & Food Services (609 people), and Construction (555 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Lake County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,892

Median earning men ± $4,213

$34,844

Median earning women ± $4,897

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,750), Manufacturing ($77,738), and Construction ($70,203).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,500), and Information ($51,563).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

39
Accommodation and Food Services
27
Retail Trade
22
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lake County, MN went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.1%), followed by Other (1.17%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50.6%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (47.1%)
Republican Party
Other (1.17%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lake County, MN went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (47.1%), followed by Other (1.17%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lake County, MN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake County, MN was $200,900 in 2022, which is 0.713 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $183,200 to $200,900, a 9.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake County, MN is 83%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lake County, MN have an average commute time of 24.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$200,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,185

$4,182

Median Property Taxes

±$320

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake County, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83%

Homeownership

2022

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 83% of the housing units in Lake County, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake County, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3703
Census Tract 3704

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lake County, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,860

Median Household Income

± $3,386

5.04k

Number of Households

± 367

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.04k households in Lake County, MN grew to $73,860 from the previous year's value of $66,828.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake County, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (8.8%)

In 2022, 74.9% of workers in Lake County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake County, MN have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Lake County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake County, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake County, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake County, MN (921 out of 10.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake County, MN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.1% of the population of Lake County, MN has health coverage, with 44.6% on employee plans, 13.5% on Medicaid, 21.5% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 1.96% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, MN see 1182 patients per year on average, which represents a 11.1% increase from the previous year (1064 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2197 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 845 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,182 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, MN

Primary care physicians in Lake County, MN see an average of 1,182 patients per year. This represents a 11.1% increase from the previous year (1,064 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lake County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.92%

Uninsured

44.6%

Employer Coverage

13.5%

Medicaid

21.5%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

1.96%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake County, MN grew by 1.03% from 4.87% to 4.92%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake County, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.