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Big Lake, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $296,135 (it was $121,700 in 2000)
Big Lake:

$296,135
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $240,677 - $347,082

Total population: 10,360 (Urban population: 5,522 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 443 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 4,136 (4,029 occupied: 3,456 owner occupied, 595 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

15%
State:

28%

Housing density: 1,152 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $213,038.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,226 (lower quartile is $794, upper quartile is $1,570)


Median gross rent in Big Lake, MN in 2022: $1,362

Housing units in Big Lake with a mortgage: 2,982 (233 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 117 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $122,274

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,851

Median monthly housing costs: $1,739

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Big Lake, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 2000

Median year apartment built: 1986

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,221
  • Male householders: 1,687 (189 living alone), Female householders: 2,347 (323 living alone)
  • 2,053 spouses (2,053 opposite-sex spouses), 461 unmarried partners, (461 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,738 children (4,547 natural, 41 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 386 parents, 0 foster children, 85 other relatives, 165 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 30

Size of family households: 1,065 2-persons, 775 3-persons, 799 4-persons, 322 5-persons, 342 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 523 1-person, 220 2-persons, 35 3-persons.

2,259 married couples with children.
981 single-parent households (150 men, 831 women).

95.9% of residents of Big Lake speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 268 (2.2%)
(78.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • 0no bedroom
  • 801 bedroom
  • 3892 bedrooms
  • 1,4643 bedrooms
  • 1,3004 bedrooms
  • 2245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1281 bedroom
  • 2532 bedrooms
  • 1113 bedrooms
  • 1034 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 137no vehicle
  • 3981 vehicle
  • 1,6792 vehicles
  • 8943 vehicles
  • 3104 vehicles
  • 385+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • 88no vehicle
  • 2501 vehicle
  • 2392 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 184 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • 01 room
  • 122 rooms
  • 1213 rooms
  • 3284 rooms
  • 3525 rooms
  • 5776 rooms
  • 6667 rooms
  • 6018 rooms
  • 7989+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • 01 room
  • 652 rooms
  • 1053 rooms
  • 1764 rooms
  • 305 rooms
  • 966 rooms
  • 477 rooms
  • 178 rooms
  • 609+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Big Lake, MN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Big Lake, MN in 2022
  • 83Less than $10,000
  • 133$10,000 to $19,999
  • 66$20,000 to $29,999
  • 112$30,000 to $39,999
  • 275$40,000 to $49,999
  • 213$50,000 to $59,999
  • 351$60,000 to $74,999
  • 843$75,000 to $99,999
  • 483$100,000 to $124,999
  • 686$125,000 to $149,999
  • 481$150,000 to $199,999
  • 302$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Big Lake, MN

  • Distribution of house value in Big Lake, MN in 2022
  • 12Less than $10,000
  • 49$10,000 to $14,999
  • 31$15,000 to $19,999
  • 35$20,000 to $24,999
  • 20$25,000 to $29,999
  • 13$30,000 to $34,999
  • 20$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12$125,000 to $149,999
  • 83$150,000 to $174,999
  • 102$175,000 to $199,999
  • 784$200,000 to $249,999
  • 944$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,096$300,000 to $399,999
  • 52$400,000 to $499,999
  • 17$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Big Lake, MN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Big Lake, MN in 2022
  • 28$100 to $149
  • 27$150 to $199
  • 6$250 to $299
  • 17$500 to $549
  • 27$700 to $749
  • 11$750 to $799
  • 66$800 to $899
  • 17$900 to $999
  • 133$1,000 to $1,249
  • 224$1,250 to $1,499
  • 35$1,500 to $1,999
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 33.9%
Number of people working at home: 664 (9.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 199
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 346
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 493
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 566
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 365
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 363
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 917
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 378
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 599
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,236
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 591
  • 90 or more minutes: 226
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Big Lake

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,736 (75.6%)
  • Carpooled: 234 (6.5%)
  • Bus: 4 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 664 (18.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.6%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Big Lake, Minnesota
  • 162010 or later
  • 112000 to 2009
  • 991990 to 1999
  • 181980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 6Before 1970
Ancestries in Big Lake, MN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,032 (29.8%)
  • American: 353 (10.2%)
  • Norwegian: 337 (9.7%)
  • English: 219 (6.3%)
  • Swedish: 185 (5.3%)
  • Polish: 157 (4.5%)
  • Italian: 89 (2.6%)
  • Irish: 85 (2.5%)
  • French: 71 (2.0%)
  • European: 30 (0.9%)
  • Canadian: 12 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 11 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 10 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 9 (0.3%)
  • African: 5 (0.1%)

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

Peru
Big Lake:

24.0% (69)
Minnesota:

0.4% (1,963)

Mexico
Big Lake:

17.7% (51)
Minnesota:

12.1% (58,312)

Germany
Big Lake:

10.4% (30)
Minnesota:

1.4% (6,670)

Laos
Big Lake:

7.6% (22)
Minnesota:

5.1% (24,591)

Canada
Big Lake:

6.6% (19)
Minnesota:

2.5% (11,939)

Colombia
Big Lake:

6.2% (18)
Minnesota:

0.8% (3,651)

Kenya
Big Lake:

4.9% (14)
Minnesota:

3.3% (15,701)

Vietnam
Big Lake:

3.8% (11)
Minnesota:

3.8% (18,442)

Brazil
Big Lake:

3.8% (11)
Minnesota:

0.6% (2,981)

Liberia
Big Lake:

1.7% (5)
Minnesota:

2.8% (13,695)

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

  • This state: 9,749
  • Other state: 2,097
  • Northeast: 295
  • Midwest: 1,124
  • South: 257
  • West: 420

86.2% of Big Lake residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 94.6% lived in Minnesota.


Big Lake:

86.2%
State average:

87.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 61
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 11
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 75
  • 11th grade: 40
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 120
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,002
  • Less than 1 year of college: 237
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 555
  • Associate degree: 319
  • Bachelor's degree: 650
  • Master's degree: 166
  • Professional school degree: 20
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 65
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 7
  • 11th grade: 82
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 33
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,147
  • Less than 1 year of college: 374
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 436
  • Associate degree: 639
  • Bachelor's degree: 802
  • Master's degree: 131
  • Professional school degree: 137
  • Doctorate degree: 16
Educational Attainment for Females
Big Lake marital status for males
Big Lake marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,529
  • One, attached: 121
  • Two: 60
  • 3 or 4: 46
  • 5 to 9: 45
  • 10 to 19: 30
  • 20 to 49: 94
  • 50 or more: 97
  • Mobile homes: 110
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 7 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Big Lake
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Big Lake, MN
  • 83.3%Utility gas
  • 15.2%Electricity
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Big Lake, MN
  • 56.3%Utility gas
  • 40.9%Electricity
  • 2.8%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here:

0.4%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42
Here:

4.1%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
Here:

18.1%
Minnesota:

26.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability