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Big Lake township, MN map Land area: 42.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population: 6,785 (18% urban, 82% rural)
Males: 3,442  (50.7%)
Females: 3,343  (49.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,746 (6,588 owner occupied, 158 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  2%
State:  25%


Races in Big Lake township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
  • Two or more races: 0.4%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 32.8

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Average household size: 3.20

Big Lake township:  3.2 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Average family size: 3.42

Estimated median household income in 2008: $79,266 ($65,185 in 1999)
This township:  $79,266
Minnesota:  $57,288

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $1,290 (lower quartile is $745, upper quartile is $1,439)
Here:  $1,290
State:  $665

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $297,561 (it was $155,900 in 2000)
Big Lake township:  $297,561
Minnesota:  $213,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $225,463 - $384,943

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $327,422
Here:  $327,422
State:  $263,524

Mobile homes: $38,636
Here:  $38,636
State:  $34,666
Population density: 160 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  1.2%
Whole state:  7.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  0.6%
Whole state:  3.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 106 (62% naturalized citizens)

Big Lake township:  1.6%
State:  5.3%

60% of Big Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Minnesota.


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

  • This state: 5744
  • Northeast: 56
  • Midwest: 674
  • South: 131
  • West: 131

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500

Big Lake township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

39 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,124
  • One, attached: 8
  • Two: 13
  • Mobile homes: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000


Housing units in Big Lake township with a mortgage: 1,509 (221 second mortgage, 315 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 171



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 162
  • 1995 to 1998: 331
  • 1990 to 1994: 280
  • 1980 to 1989: 519
  • 1970 to 1979: 563
  • 1960 to 1969: 124
  • 1950 to 1959: 44
  • 1940 to 1949: 52
  • 1939 or earlier: 92


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake township, Minnesota:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 16
  • 4 rooms: 93
  • 5 rooms: 230
  • 6 rooms: 345
  • 7 rooms: 415
  • 8 rooms: 400
  • 9 or more rooms: 529



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake township, Minnesota:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 27
  • 5 rooms: 4
  • 6 rooms: 16
  • 7 rooms: 16
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 8



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Lake township:
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 311
  • 3 bedrooms: 858
  • 4 bedrooms: 734
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 106



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 17
  • 2 bedrooms: 25
  • 3 bedrooms: 23
  • 4 bedrooms: 17
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 34
  • 1 vehicle: 196
  • 2 vehicles: 1,070
  • 3 vehicles: 492
  • 4 vehicles: 144
  • 5 or more vehicles: 95



Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 30
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 17
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Big Lake township:
  • German (35.4%)
  • Norwegian (17.4%)
  • Swedish (8.6%)
  • United States or American (6.7%)
  • Polish (5.1%)
  • Irish (4.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Guyana (19%)
  • Taiwan (13%)
  • Guatemala (13%)
  • Laos (12%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Thailand (8%)
  • Korea (8%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,930 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 409 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
  • Walked: 22 (1%)
  • Other means: 7 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 241 (7%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (2%)

39 people in nursing homes

95.4% of residents of Big Lake township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 6,820
  • In family households: 6,367 (1,656 male householders, 178 female householders)
    1,688 spouses, 2,585 children (2,363 natural, 99 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 32 other relatives, 105 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 453 (210 male householders (134 living alone)), 97 female householders (73 living alone)), 146 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 567 2-persons, 374 3-persons, 514 4-persons, 254 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 207 1-person, 71 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

1,997 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (65 men, 119 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
Here:  3.5%
Minnesota:  11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:  1.9%
Minnesota:  6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
Here:  11.5%
Minnesota:  24.6%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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.)




Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Big Lake township:

  

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