Lake County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 10,21794.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3423.2%Two or more races
  • 1801.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 320.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 310.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 150.1%Asian alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 25
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,666 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,580 (0.7%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Two Harbors, Silver Bay, Finland, Beaver Bay.

2023 air pollution in Lake County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.044 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clallam County, Washington , Cascade County, Montana , Griggs County, North Dakota , Nelson County, North Dakota , Ramsey County, North Dakota , Sheridan County, North Dakota , Marshall County .

Current college students: 322
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 79 (77.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 172010 or later
• 142000 to 2009
• 181990 to 1999
• 271980 to 1989
• 141970 to 1979
• 126Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,459
• One, attached: 167
• Two: 111
• 3 or 4: 31
• 5 to 9: 108
• 10 to 19: 138
• 20 to 49: 155
• 50 or more: 63
• Mobile homes: 255
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 2,437 (252 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 206 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61

Religion statistics for Lake County

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Agriculture in Lake County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
• Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - July 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4390, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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

6.27% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,429 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.61% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($44,683 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($14,742 average AGI)

Lake County:	1.66%
Minnesota average:	2.06%

from St. Louis County, MN	1.77% ($55,926 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.66% ($75,267)

4.96% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,009 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.61% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($40,330 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($15,679 average AGI)

Lake County:	1.35%
Minnesota average:	2.44%

to St. Louis County, MN

1.79% ($54,272 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lake County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,854 (855 living alone), Female householders: 2,323 (779 living alone)

• 2,619 spouses (2,608 opposite-sex spouses), 402 unmarried partners, (399 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,399 children (2,251 natural, 42 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 8 foster children, 13 other relatives, 56 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 281

Size of family households: 1,926 2-persons, 539 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 113 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,635 1-person, 314 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

1,460 married couples with children.
515 single-parent households (232 men, 283 women).

99.2% of residents of Lake speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 31% 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:

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Lake County, Minnesota
• 132020 or later
• 2882010 to 2019
• 1,0742000 to 2009
• 6661990 to 1999
• 7071980 to 1989
• 1,0991970 to 1979
• 5961960 to 1969
• 1,4811950 to 1959
• 3821940 to 1949
• 1,0841939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Minnesota
• 311 room
• 442 rooms
• 1493 rooms
• 5584 rooms
• 9055 rooms
• 8686 rooms
• 5397 rooms
• 4718 rooms
• 7229+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Minnesota
• 281 room
• 872 rooms
• 1643 rooms
• 3134 rooms
• 1385 rooms
• 676 rooms
• 547 rooms
• 58 rooms
• 239+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Minnesota
• 45no bedroom
• 1401 bedroom
• 1,3032 bedrooms
• 1,9343 bedrooms
• 6804 bedrooms
• 1645+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Minnesota
• 28no bedroom
• 2731 bedroom
• 4072 bedrooms
• 1533 bedrooms
• 144 bedrooms
• 85+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 92no vehicle
• 1,2181 vehicle
• 1,6482 vehicles
• 9493 vehicles
• 2654 vehicles
• 1215+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
• 144no vehicle
• 3111 vehicle
• 3302 vehicles
• 303 vehicles
• 574 vehicles
• 65+ vehicles

90.8% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8,244
• Other state: 2,577
• Northeast: 173
• Midwest: 1,459
• South: 447
• West: 500

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 108
• Number of aged recipients: 5
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 103
• Number of recipients under 18: 14
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 80
• Number of recipients older than 64: 14
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 47
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 40

Lake County on our top lists:

• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"