Detroit Lakes, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,141 (Urban population: 7,730 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 411 (all nonfarm))

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,797 (3,330 occupied: 2,159 owner occupied, 1,171 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	25%

Housing density: 507 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $394 (lower quartile is $284, upper quartile is $524)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $463

Median gross rent in Detroit Lakes, MN in 2007: $428

Housing units in Detroit Lakes with a mortgage: 1,120 (101 second mortgage, 108 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 655

Detroit Lakes,MN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,641 (it was $79,600 in 2000)

Detroit Lakes:	$141,641
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,290 - $217,650

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $197,676
Here: $197,676
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $258,304
Here: $258,304
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $176,591
Here: $176,591
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,333
Here: $154,333
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,757
Here: $132,757
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $21,288
Here: $21,288
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,136

In family households: 5,459 (1,456 male householders, 396 female householders)
1,451 spouses, 1,945 children (1,789 natural, 42 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 15 other relatives, 117 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,677 (508 male householders (446 living alone)), 983 female householders (912 living alone)), 186 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 272 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 928 2-persons, 369 3-persons, 321 4-persons, 170 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,358 1-person, 103 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

1,051 married couples with children.
539 single-parent households (130 men, 409 women).

96.1% of residents of Detroit Lakes speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 48% speak English not well, 28% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 112 (1.5%)
(42.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 267 5 rooms: 428 6 rooms: 443 7 rooms: 372 8 rooms: 269 9 or more rooms: 332

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota:
	1 room: 31 2 rooms: 240 3 rooms: 329 4 rooms: 256 5 rooms: 164 6 rooms: 81 7 rooms: 63 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 87
1995 to 1998: 241
1990 to 1994: 185
1980 to 1989: 292
1970 to 1979: 692
1960 to 1969: 432
1950 to 1959: 622
1940 to 1949: 419
1939 or earlier: 827

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Detroit Lakes:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 66 2 bedrooms: 545 3 bedrooms: 1,008 4 bedrooms: 407 5 or more bedrooms: 125

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Detroit Lakes:
	no bedroom: 44 1 bedroom: 542 2 bedrooms: 396 3 bedrooms: 115 4 bedrooms: 74 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Detroit Lakes in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 723 2 vehicles: 949 3 vehicles: 334 4 vehicles: 45 5 or more vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Detroit Lakes in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 374 1 vehicle: 640 2 vehicles: 117 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Detroit Lakes, MN:

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 24
$40,000 to $49,999: 48
$50,000 to $59,999: 54
$60,000 to $69,999: 97
$70,000 to $79,999: 119
$80,000 to $89,999: 120
$90,000 to $99,999: 120
$100,000 to $124,999: 282
$125,000 to $149,999: 312
$150,000 to $174,999: 289
$175,000 to $199,999: 174
$200,000 to $249,999: 189
$250,000 to $299,999: 137
$300,000 to $399,999: 155
$400,000 to $499,999: 79
$500,000 to $749,999: 77
$750,000 to $999,999: 15
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Detroit Lakes rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Detroit Lakes:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 71
$200 to $249: 142
$250 to $299: 95
$300 to $349: 130
$350 to $399: 144
$400 to $449: 140
$450 to $499: 119
$500 to $549: 76
$550 to $599: 98
$600 to $649: 62
$650 to $699: 28
$700 to $749: 14
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 16
$900 to $999: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 29
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 45

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 49 1990 to 1994: 43 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Detroit Lakes, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.3%
Number of people working at home: 146 (4.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 305
5 to 9 minutes: 1147
10 to 14 minutes: 525
15 to 19 minutes: 333
20 to 24 minutes: 239
25 to 29 minutes: 27
30 to 34 minutes: 71
35 to 39 minutes: 43
40 to 44 minutes: 68
45 to 59 minutes: 159
60 to 89 minutes: 90
90 or more minutes: 57

Detroit Lakes mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,481 (77%)
Carpooled: 416 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 122 (4%)
Other means: 32 (1%)
Worked at home: 146 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 510
$10,000 to $14,999: 367
$15,000 to $19,999: 273
$20,000 to $24,999: 310
$25,000 to $29,999: 238
$30,000 to $34,999: 193
$35,000 to $39,999: 210
$40,000 to $44,999: 208
$45,000 to $49,999: 144
$50,000 to $59,999: 200
$60,000 to $74,999: 244
$75,000 to $99,999: 280
$100,000 to $124,999: 73
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $199,999: 21
$200,000 or more: 41

First ancestries reported:

German: 2110

Norwegian: 1826

Other groups: 554

Swedish: 421

English: 318

Irish: 287

United States or American: 146

Finnish: 110

Polish: 101

French (except Basque): 98

Dutch: 83

Italian: 70

Danish: 65

Scandinavian: 58

French Canadian: 42

Czechoslovakian: 34

Czech: 32

Scotch-Irish: 30

European: 26

Scottish: 21

Northern European: 15

Luxemburger: 13

British: 13

Canadian: 12

Austrian: 10

Slovak: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Belgian: 7

Icelander: 6

Russian: 6

Arab:: 5

Iraqi: 5

Swiss: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Ukrainian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Korea (27%)
Canada (22%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (20%)
Germany (15%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Poland (4%)
Iraq (4%)

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

This state: 4796
Northeast: 102
Midwest: 1855
South: 133
West: 396

48% of Detroit Lakes residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 125
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 45
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 653
Less than 1 year of college: 148
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 285
Associate degree: 204
Bachelor's degree: 412
Master's degree: 121
Professional school degree: 53
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 208
9th grade: 55
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 70
12th grade, no diploma: 63
High school graduate (or equivalency): 798
Less than 1 year of college: 236
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 488
Associate degree: 230
Bachelor's degree: 522
Master's degree: 71
Professional school degree: 39
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 19.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,337
Black householders: $14,446
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,887
Asian householders: $11,384
Some other race householders: $64,417
Two or more races householders: $20,889
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,890

Detroit Lakes household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Detroit Lakes household income for Black householders

Detroit Lakes household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Detroit Lakes household income for Some other race householders

Detroit Lakes household income for Two or more races householders

Detroit Lakes household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Detroit Lakes marital status for males

Detroit Lakes marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,744
Black or African American householders: $99,475
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $147,223
Two or more races householders: $67,823

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,491
One, attached: 116
Two: 89
3 or 4: 81
5 to 9: 154
10 to 19: 228
20 to 49: 255
50 or more: 251
Mobile homes: 132

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,860

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Detroit Lakes:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (3%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47

Here:	6.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	8.8%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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