Lake County, Minnesota (MN)

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• • 10,10695.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1581.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1381.3%Two or more races
  • 910.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 700.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 250.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 140.1%Asian alone
  • 120.1%Some other race alone

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,399 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,517 (0.8%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Lake County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 3.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below 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: 94.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 150 (81.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 202010 or later
• 272000 to 2009
• 371990 to 1999
• 271980 to 1989
• 141970 to 1979
• 126Before 1970

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: 6,816
• One, attached: 175
• Two: 129
• 3 or 4: 65
• 5 to 9: 150
• 10 to 19: 76
• 20 to 49: 126
• 50 or more: 55
• Mobile homes: 247
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 2,417 (39 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,955

Religion statistics for Lake County

Food Environment Statistics:

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

6.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,803 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.34% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($40,729 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($11,074 average AGI)

Lake County:	1.74%
Minnesota average:	2.11%

from St. Louis County, MN	1.92% ($50,882 average AGI)
from Hennepin County, MN	0.45% ($89,700)

5.57% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($57,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.94% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($40,522 average AGI)
0.64% relocated to other states ($16,478 average AGI)

Lake County:	0.64%
Minnesota average:	2.17%

to St. Louis County, MN

2.41% ($49,906 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 2006: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.9

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: 3,063 (1,036 living alone), Female householders: 2,220 (730 living alone)

• 2,657 spouses (2,646 opposite-sex spouses), 329 unmarried partners, (304 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,926 children (1,833 natural, 41 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 16 foster children, 82 other relatives, 31 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 264

Size of family households: 1,936 2-persons, 560 3-persons, 524 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,758 1-person, 227 2-persons.

1,190 married couples with children.
508 single-parent households (237 men, 271 women).

98.4% of residents of Lake speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 26% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 47% 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
• 1542014 or later
• 1072010 to 2013
• 1,0212000 to 2009
• 8291990 to 1999
• 8571980 to 1989
• 1,0351970 to 1979
• 7351960 to 1969
• 1,4161950 to 1959
• 4981940 to 1949
• 1,1481939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Minnesota
• 131 room
• 882 rooms
• 1393 rooms
• 6584 rooms
• 9155 rooms
• 8446 rooms
• 6907 rooms
• 4658 rooms
• 5479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Minnesota
• 471 room
• 1432 rooms
• 1413 rooms
• 2134 rooms
• 1555 rooms
• 1836 rooms
• 77 rooms
• 68 rooms
• 469+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Minnesota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Minnesota
• 19no bedroom
• 2431 bedroom
• 1,1352 bedrooms
• 2,1183 bedrooms
• 6164 bedrooms
• 1845+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Minnesota
• 47no bedroom
• 2961 bedroom
• 3192 bedrooms
• 2283 bedrooms
• 274 bedrooms
• 175+ 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
• 185no vehicle
• 9841 vehicle
• 1,7702 vehicles
• 8893 vehicles
• 4044 vehicles
• 1145+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
• 159no vehicle
• 4561 vehicle
• 2452 vehicles
• 103 vehicles
• 724 vehicles
• 25+ vehicles

90.0% 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, 73% lived in Minnesota.

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

• This state: 7,848
• Other state: 2,664
• Northeast: 170
• Midwest: 1,611
• South: 386
• West: 498

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)"