Prior Lake, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 23,836 (Urban population: 22,494, Rural population: 1,342 (all nonfarm))

Prior Lake, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,794 (5,651 occupied: 4,951 owner occupied, 700 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	25%

Housing density: 429 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: $765 (lower quartile is $578, upper quartile is $891)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $747

Median gross rent in Prior Lake, MN in 2007: $868

Housing units in Prior Lake with a mortgage: 3,965 (576 second mortgage, 696 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 502

Prior Lake,MN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $306,933 (it was $176,000 in 2000)

Prior Lake:	$306,933
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $231,118 - $462,302

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $419,829
Here: $419,829
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $290,717
Here: $290,717
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $355,148
Here: $355,148
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,030
Here: $192,030
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,610
Here: $178,610
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $43,214
Here: $43,214
State: $34,666

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,936

In family households: 14,302 (3,643 male householders, 710 female householders)
3,736 spouses, 5,637 children (5,154 natural, 116 adopted, 367 stepchildren), 98 grandchildren, 75 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 92 other relatives, 281 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,634 (589 male householders (380 living alone)), 616 female householders (465 living alone)), 429 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,555 2-persons, 995 3-persons, 1,164 4-persons, 477 5-persons, 130 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 845 1-person, 315 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

3,892 married couples with children.
763 single-parent households (236 men, 527 women).

95.7% of residents of Prior Lake speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 280 (1.8%)
(69.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prior Lake, Minnesota:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 61 4 rooms: 204 5 rooms: 524 6 rooms: 658 7 rooms: 944 8 rooms: 998 9 or more rooms: 1,520

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prior Lake, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 44 3 rooms: 194 4 rooms: 194 5 rooms: 93 6 rooms: 64 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 241
1995 to 1998: 972
1990 to 1994: 619
1980 to 1989: 1,652
1970 to 1979: 1,299
1960 to 1969: 467
1950 to 1959: 227
1940 to 1949: 166
1939 or earlier: 151

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prior Lake:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 79 2 bedrooms: 681 3 bedrooms: 2,223 4 bedrooms: 1,535 5 or more bedrooms: 425

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prior Lake:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 224 2 bedrooms: 285 3 bedrooms: 145 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Prior Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 94 1 vehicle: 655 2 vehicles: 2,777 3 vehicles: 999 4 vehicles: 314 5 or more vehicles: 112

Cars and other vehicles available in Prior Lake in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 84 1 vehicle: 304 2 vehicles: 250 3 vehicles: 45 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Prior Lake, MN:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 31
$80,000 to $89,999: 24
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 37
$125,000 to $149,999: 103
$150,000 to $174,999: 271
$175,000 to $199,999: 295
$200,000 to $249,999: 1379
$250,000 to $299,999: 1358
$300,000 to $399,999: 1688
$400,000 to $499,999: 950
$500,000 to $749,999: 813
$750,000 to $999,999: 248
$1,000,000 or more: 169

Prior Lake rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Prior Lake:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 43
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 22
$450 to $499: 22
$500 to $549: 24
$550 to $599: 57
$600 to $649: 78
$650 to $699: 115
$700 to $749: 83
$750 to $799: 78
$800 to $899: 196
$900 to $999: 138
$1,000 to $1,249: 83
$1,250 to $1,499: 10
$1,500 to $1,999: 32
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 2

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 59 1990 to 1994: 57 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 17 1975 to 1979: 30 1970 to 1974: 26 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 73

Prior Lake, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.1%
Number of people working at home: 425 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 226
5 to 9 minutes: 842
10 to 14 minutes: 1027
15 to 19 minutes: 1059
20 to 24 minutes: 1094
25 to 29 minutes: 859
30 to 34 minutes: 1489
35 to 39 minutes: 441
40 to 44 minutes: 380
45 to 59 minutes: 595
60 to 89 minutes: 166
90 or more minutes: 75

Prior Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,316 (84%)
Carpooled: 753 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 101 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 47 (1%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 425 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 173
$10,000 to $14,999: 107
$15,000 to $19,999: 108
$20,000 to $24,999: 126
$25,000 to $29,999: 140
$30,000 to $34,999: 224
$35,000 to $39,999: 84
$40,000 to $44,999: 312
$45,000 to $49,999: 223
$50,000 to $59,999: 408
$60,000 to $74,999: 859
$75,000 to $99,999: 1206
$100,000 to $124,999: 678
$125,000 to $149,999: 324
$150,000 to $199,999: 318
$200,000 or more: 268

First ancestries reported:

German: 4727

Norwegian: 2045

Irish: 1424

Other groups: 947

Swedish: 798

United States or American: 613

English: 582

Polish: 498

Czech: 293

Italian: 250

Scandinavian: 236

French (except Basque): 218

Danish: 160

Finnish: 160

Scotch-Irish: 110

Russian: 102

European: 95

Dutch: 91

French Canadian: 80

Scottish: 78

British: 51

Iranian: 45

Czechoslovakian: 41

Welsh: 39

Swiss: 38

Northern European: 34

Serbian: 32

Luxemburger: 20

Eastern European: 18

Canadian: 18

Belgian: 14

Ukrainian: 14

Slovak: 12

Greek: 12

Slovene: 11

Croatian: 9

Arab:: 9

Austrian: 9

Arab/Arabic: 9

Hungarian: 8

Subsaharan African:: 7

African: 7

Romanian: 6

Estonian: 2

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

Thailand (13%)
Canada (11%)
Other Southern Africa (8%)
Mexico (8%)
Korea (7%)
Vietnam (6%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)

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

This state: 11026
Northeast: 520
Midwest: 2539
South: 579
West: 884

53% of Prior Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 52
10th grade: 114
11th grade: 57
12th grade, no diploma: 111
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,217
Less than 1 year of college: 329
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 800
Associate degree: 553
Bachelor's degree: 1,320
Master's degree: 246
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 75
11th grade: 35
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,352
Less than 1 year of college: 502
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 833
Associate degree: 468
Bachelor's degree: 1,246
Master's degree: 255
Professional school degree: 103
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

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

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.6%

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: $91,359
Black householders: $26,981
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $60,203
Asian householders: $53,070
Some other race householders: $146,291
Two or more races householders: $75,480
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $58,904

Prior Lake household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Prior Lake household income for Black householders

Prior Lake household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Prior Lake household income for Asian householders

Prior Lake household income for Some other race householders

Prior Lake household income for Two or more races householders

Prior Lake household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Prior Lake marital status for males

Prior Lake marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $304,317
Black or African American householders: $468,771
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $392,386
Asian householders: $465,108
Some other race householders: $479,583
Two or more races householders: $201,599
Hispanic or Latino householders: $348,788

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,592
One, attached: 549
Two: 90
3 or 4: 112
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 107
20 to 49: 198
50 or more: 93
Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,071

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Prior Lake:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (26%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 294

Here:	14.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	4.2%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 158

Here:	25.9%
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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