County population in 2016: 10,856 (33% urban, 67% rural); it was 11,058 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,313 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,580 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,902 Renter-occupied apartments: 932 (it was 744 in 2000)
% of renters here:
16%
State:
27%
Land area: 2099 sq. mi.
Water area: 891.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 5 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lake County: 88.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (24.3%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (18.8%), Educational, health and social services (16.5%), Manufacturing (12.9%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $54,291 ($40,402 in 1999)
This county:
$54,291
Minnesota:
$65,599
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $675 (lower quartile is $538, upper quartile is $1,016)
This county:
$675
State:
$830
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $182,159 (it was $75,600 in 2000)
Lake:
$182,159
Minnesota:
$211,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,834 - $295,155 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,203 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $394
Institutionalized population: 148
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 42
Thefts: 48
Auto thefts: 11
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 39
Thefts: 61
Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,191 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,353 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.9%
Lake County:
10.9%
Minnesota:
9.9%
(10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.8% for Black residents, 11.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.0% for American Indian residents, 39.3% for other race residents, 23.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 50.5 years old
(Males: 50.4 years old, Females: 51.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.7 years old, Black residents: 23.7 years old, American Indian residents: 55.9 years old, Asian residents: 52.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 54.2 years old, Other race residents: 39.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake County is $414 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Current college students: 322 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 271 (48.2% naturalized citizens)
Lake County:
2.5%
Whole state:
8.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 91
2000 to 2009: 28
1990 to 1999: 57
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 14
Before 1970: 126
Note: State values scaled to Lake County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,718
One, attached: 216
Two: 78
3 or 4: 169
5 to 9: 95
10 to 19: 82
20 to 49: 127
50 or more: 51
Mobile homes: 249
Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 2,169 (69 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,051
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
67.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Lake County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
6,037
12
Catholic
1,393
2
Evangelical Protestant
1,060
12
Other
3
3
None
2,373
-
Lake County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Lake County:
1.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Lake County:
8.41 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:
3.90 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
This county:
16.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.98 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lake County:
7.8%
Minnesota:
6.5%
Adult obesity rate:
Lake County:
27.0%
State:
25.9%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.4%
State:
13.0%
Agriculture in Lake County:
Average size of farms: 105 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,633 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $155.87 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.30% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6,453 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.82% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $19,499 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.65% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.89
Earthquake activity:
Lake County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 251.5 miles away from Lake County center On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 261.7 miles away from the county center On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 282.1 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 444.6 miles away from the county center On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 241.7 miles away from Lake County center On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 436.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2012 to June 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4069: July 06, 2012, FEMA Id: 4069, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2009 to May 22, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1830: April 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1830, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
Minnesota Severe Storms, Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 1999 to August 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1283: July 28, 1999, FEMA Id: 1283, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
Minnesota Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3013: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3013, Natural disaster type: Drought
Minnesota SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: August 25, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-350: August 25, 1972, FEMA Id: 350, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Lake County (7) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Management occupations (13%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Peru (11%)
Scotland (8%)
Canada (7%)
Cuba (6%)
Mexico (6%)
Ethiopia (6%)
Somalia (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County (%):
German (18%)
Norwegian (13%)
Swedish (10%)
Finnish (8%)
Scandinavian (8%)
American (5%)
Irish (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,378 (74.4%)
Carpooled: 566 (12.5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 39 (0.9%)
Bicycle: 26 (0.6%)
Walked: 249 (5.5%)
Worked at home: 257 (5.7%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Lake County, Minnesota in 2000:
207 people in nursing homes
18 people in homes for the mentally ill
15 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
12 people in crews of maritime vessels
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Lake County, Minnesota in 2010:
129 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
27 people in group homes intended for adults
26 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
19 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
16 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
7 people in maritime/merchant vessels
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,892.
4.67% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,420 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.67%
Minnesota average:
6.51%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.37% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($36,454 average AGI)
1.30% relocated from other states ($12,966 average AGI)
Lake County:
1.30%
Minnesota average:
1.96%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.25% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,418 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.25%
Minnesota average:
6.71%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.83% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($22,332 average AGI)
1.43% relocated to other states ($8,086 average AGI)
Lake County:
1.43%
Minnesota average:
2.16%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Births per 1000 population in Lake County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population in Lake County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lake County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,552 (2,234 aged, 318 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 74 (3%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lake County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2014:
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (157)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (139)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (133)
Unspecified dementia (123)
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (112)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (98)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (71)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (68)
Pneumonia, unspecified (45)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.91 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 2,728 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 606 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,811
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 690 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,246 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 27
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,856
In family households: 8,294 (1,850 male householders, 1,396 female householders)
2,684 spouses, 1,900 children (1,791 natural, 29 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 126 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 57 other relatives, 206 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,310 (1,067 male householders (848 living alone)), 923 female householders (833 living alone)), 315 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 262
Size of family households: 1,898 2-persons, 593 3-persons, 434 4-persons, 271 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.
1,342 married couples with children.
377 single-parent households (174 men, 203 women).
98.2% of residents of Lake speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $72,308,000 ($6,446 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,135,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,206,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,077,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $65,000 Federal grants: $17,097,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,049,000 ($92,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,815,000 ($92,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $359,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,586,000 Federal Government insurance: $1,090,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 519
Here:
47 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 694
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +5
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+14 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +286
Here:
+26 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lake County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.0
Year house built
2014 or later: 106
2010 to 2013: 71
2000 to 2009: 1,167
1990 to 1999: 673
1980 to 1989: 681
1970 to 1979: 986
1960 to 1969: 799
1950 to 1959: 1,384
1940 to 1949: 442
1939 or earlier: 1,449
Note: State values scaled to Lake population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Minnesota
Note: State values scaled to Lake County population
no vehicle: 131
1 vehicle: 1,075
2 vehicles: 1,693
3 vehicles: 910
4 vehicles: 282
5+ vehicles: 119
no vehicle: 182
1 vehicle: 456
2 vehicles: 354
3 vehicles: 19
4 vehicles: 3
5+ vehicles: 2
89% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Minnesota.
Lake County:
89.4%
State average:
85.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,839
Other state: 2,647
Northeast: 289
Midwest: 1,521
South: 245
West: 604
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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