Pleasant Lake, Minnesota
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| Males: 286 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 267 |  (48.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.8 years |
| Minnesota median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip codes: 56301.
| Pleasant Lake: | $95,464 |
| MN: | $82,338 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $53,666 (it was $28,811 in 2000)
Pleasant Lake city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $394,477 (it was $151,300 in 2000)
| Pleasant Lake: | $394,477 |
| MN: | $314,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $302,543; detached houses: $312,483; townhouses or other attached units: $200,543; in 2-unit structures: $292,571; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $191,751; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,848; mobile homes: $70,873; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $73,236
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- 49097.2%White alone
- 51.0%Two or more races
- 40.8%Black alone
- 20.4%Asian alone
- 20.4%Hispanic
- 10.2%American Indian alone
Races in Pleasant Lake detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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 | Accepting a job in st. Paul... Moving from another state, and need help deciding where to buy a home. (40 replies) |
| Born n' raised in SW mpls. Now considering suburbs... (17 replies) |
| Please recommend a lake (23 replies) |
| Anyone else here's favorite Minnesota city: St. Cloud (103 replies) |
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Ancestries: German (57.5%), Polish (11.9%), Swedish (11.9%), Norwegian (7.7%), Irish (4.2%), English (3.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 0.79 square miles.
Population density: 704 people per square mile (low).
4 residents are foreign born
| This city: | 0.8% |
| Minnesota: | 5.3% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Pleasant Lake city: | 1.0% ($1,500) |
| Minnesota: | 1.1% ($1,297) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Cloud, MN 
(7.1 miles , pop. 59,107).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (61.9 miles , pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (416.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Rockville, MN (1.7 miles ),
), Waite Park, MN (2.2 miles ),
), St. Joseph, MN (2.2 miles ),
), St. Augusta, MN (2.3 miles ),
), Cold Spring, MN (2.7 miles ),
), Latitude: 45.50 N, Longitude: 94.29 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 320
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $130,000
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $149,600
- 1998: 1 building, cost: $170,000
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Minnesota: | 2.6% |
- Construction (10.8%)
- Educational services (9.4%)
- Health care (7.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.6%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (5.2%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Construction (21.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Public administration (7.0%)
- Health care (6.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (3.5%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.5%)
- Educational services (15.1%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (8.9%)
- Health care (8.9%)
- Printing & related support activities (7.5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3.8%)
- Child care workers (3.5%)
- Customer service representatives (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.7%)
- Carpenters (4.9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Top executives (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Child care workers (6.8%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.5%)
- Customer service representatives (5.5%)
Average climate in Pleasant Lake, Minnesota
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 60.9. This is about average.
| City: | 60.9 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2021 was 30.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 30.0 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.72. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.72 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Pleasant Lake-area historical tornado activity is near Minnesota state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/3/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Pleasant Lake city center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/19/1951, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pleasant Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 46% 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 85.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 266.1 miles away from the city 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 126.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.7 miles away from Pleasant Lake center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 296.4 miles away from Pleasant Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Stearns County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Pleasant Lake:
- SAVING GRACE HOME HEALTH LLC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; WAITE PARK, MN)
- RECOVER HEATLH (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; WAITE PARK, MN)
- SPOT REHABILITATION INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; SAINT CLOUD, MN)
- ST CLOUD VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 7 miles away; ST. CLOUD, MN)
- CENTRACARE HOME DIALYSIS PROGRAM (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; SAINT CLOUD, MN)
- ST CLOUD HOSPITAL HC SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; SAINT CLOUD, MN)
- REM CENTRAL LAKES INC FERNWOOD (Hospital, about 7 miles away; SAINT CLOUD, MN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pleasant Lake:
- College of Saint Benedict (about 5 miles; Saint Joseph, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,025)
- Rasmussen College-Minnesota (about 6 miles; St. Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 4,575)
- Saint Cloud State University (about 8 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 12,822)
- St Cloud Technical and Community College (about 8 miles; Saint Cloud, MN; FT enrollment: 3,493)
- Ridgewater College (about 46 miles; Willmar, MN; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College (about 51 miles; Coon Rapids, MN; FT enrollment: 5,918)
- Hennepin Technical College (about 52 miles; Brooklyn Park, MN; FT enrollment: 4,515)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 79.3% |
| Whole state: | 66.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This city: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
For population 15 years and over in Pleasant Lake:
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 66.8%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 9.7%
For population 25 years and over in Pleasant Lake:
- High school or higher: 95.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.2 |
| Minnesota average: | 11.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pleasant Lake, MN (based on Stearns County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 62,565 | 48 |
| Mainline Protestant | 17,438 | 28 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 12,071 | 47 |
| Other | 969 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 21 | 1 |
| None | 57,578 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 29
| Stearns County: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| Minnesota: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Stearns County: | 0.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
| Stearns County: | 3.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 120
| Stearns County: | 8.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Stearns County: | 6.2% |
| Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 27.2% |
| Minnesota: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Stearns County: | 9.6% |
| Minnesota: | 13.0% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2002) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 8 | $5,315 | |
| Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $511 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,826 | |
Pleasant Lake government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Current Operations - General - Other: $21,000 ($37.97)
Parks and Recreation: $19,000 ($34.36)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($19.89)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($9.04)
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000 ($7.23)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($7.23)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($5.42)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($3.62)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $24,000 ($43.40)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $32,000 ($57.87)
Pleasant Lake government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $16,000 ($28.93)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($3.62)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000 ($37.97)
Other: $9,000 ($16.27)
- Tax - Property: $71,000 ($128.39)
Other: $6,000 ($10.85)
Pleasant Lake government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $52,000 ($94.03)
Strongest AM radio stations in Pleasant Lake:
- KXSS (1390 AM; 2 kW; WAITE PARK, MN; Owner: REPCOM, INC.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- WVAL (800 AM; 3 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KNSI (1450 AM; 1 kW; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WJON (1240 AM; 1 kW; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KASM (1150 AM; 2 kW; ALBANY, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KLTF (960 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE FALLS, MN; Owner: KLTF/KFML, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pleasant Lake:
- WHMH-FM (101.7 FM; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING INC.)
- KCFB (91.5 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN B/CASTERS, INC)
- KVSC (88.1 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KCML (99.9 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES INC)
- KKJM (92.9 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MN; Owner: GABRIEL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, ST. CLOUD)
- KSJR-FM (90.1 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KLZZ (103.7 FM; WAITE PARK, MN; Owner: REPCOM, INC.)
- KNSR (88.9 FM; COLLEGEVILLE, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KMXK (94.9 FM; COLD SPRING, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
- KZPK (98.9 FM; PAYNESVILLE, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KCLD-FM (104.7 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: LEIGHTON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KKSR (96.7 FM; SARTELL, MN; Owner: SARTELL FM, INC.)
- WWJO (98.1 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ST. CLOUD, INC.)
- KLCI (106.1 FM; ELK RIVER, MN; Owner: MILESTONE RADIO LLC)
- KDDG (105.5 FM; ALBANY, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)
- K208DV (90.1 FM; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KJZI (100.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KQIC (102.5 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pleasant Lake:
- K19BG (Channel 19; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KPXM (Channel 41; ST. CLOUD, MN; Owner: PAXSON MINNEAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
- WCMN-LP (Channel 13; ST. CLOUD-SARTELL, MN; Owner: STARCOM, LLC)
- KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
Pleasant Lake fatal accident list:
Sep 15, 1996 08:15 PM, I94, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
| C) Refinancings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $192,260 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0113.04
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 77.9%Utility gas
- 16.6%Electricity
- 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 57.1%Utility gas
- 28.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Pleasant Lake compared to Minnesota state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.