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Forest Lake, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $383,325 (it was $121,700 in 2000)
Forest Lake:

$383,325
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $283,235 - $535,078

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $411,092
Here:

$411,092
State:

$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $246,301
Here:

$246,301
State:

$312,049

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $228,606
Here:

$228,606
State:

$258,516

Mobile homes: $26,000
Here:

$26,000
State:

$94,605

Total population: 19,399 (Urban population: 6,710 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 146 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 8,817 (8,406 occupied: 6,202 owner occupied, 2,280 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

28%

Housing density: 2,102 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,099,711.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,243 (lower quartile is $1,088, upper quartile is $1,590)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $797


Median gross rent in Forest Lake, MN in 2022: $1,389

Housing units in Forest Lake with a mortgage: 4,349 (550 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 429 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $121,873

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $95,690

Median monthly housing costs: $1,509

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Forest Lake, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1989

Median year apartment built: 2000

Household type by relationship:

Households: 21,108
  • Male householders: 4,018 (898 living alone), Female householders: 4,249 (1,234 living alone)
  • 4,385 spouses (4,297 opposite-sex spouses), 734 unmarried partners, (716 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,624 children (6,328 natural, 48 adopted, 247 stepchildren), 216 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 0 foster children, 61 other relatives, 358 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 127

Size of family households: 2,480 2-persons, 1,252 3-persons, 1,206 4-persons, 626 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,207 1-person, 455 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 38 4-persons.

3,453 married couples with children.
1,328 single-parent households (205 men, 1,123 women).

91.7% of residents of Forest Lake speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,229 (5.8%)
(33.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • 0no bedroom
  • 471 bedroom
  • 1,4222 bedrooms
  • 2,4043 bedrooms
  • 1,8694 bedrooms
  • 4595+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • 61no bedroom
  • 7191 bedroom
  • 8632 bedrooms
  • 4333 bedrooms
  • 1254 bedrooms
  • 795+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 112no vehicle
  • 1,2311 vehicle
  • 2,6982 vehicles
  • 1,3873 vehicles
  • 5844 vehicles
  • 1925+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Forest Lake in renter-occupied apartments
  • 258no vehicle
  • 1,0221 vehicle
  • 8772 vehicles
  • 1233 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 503 rooms
  • 6904 rooms
  • 8755 rooms
  • 9906 rooms
  • 1,0147 rooms
  • 1,1658 rooms
  • 1,4199+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • 421 room
  • 1342 rooms
  • 7783 rooms
  • 4884 rooms
  • 4345 rooms
  • 2166 rooms
  • 1027 rooms
  • 218 rooms
  • 659+ 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Forest Lake, MN
  • Forest Lake, MN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Forest Lake, MN in 2022
  • 309Less than $10,000
  • 288$10,000 to $19,999
  • 387$20,000 to $29,999
  • 797$30,000 to $39,999
  • 503$40,000 to $49,999
  • 652$50,000 to $59,999
  • 749$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,121$75,000 to $99,999
  • 963$100,000 to $124,999
  • 945$125,000 to $149,999
  • 883$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,016$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Forest Lake, MN

  • Distribution of house value in Forest Lake, MN in 2022
  • 96Less than $10,000
  • 79$15,000 to $19,999
  • 5$20,000 to $24,999
  • 7$25,000 to $29,999
  • 12$30,000 to $34,999
  • 21$35,000 to $39,999
  • 16$40,000 to $49,999
  • 15$70,000 to $79,999
  • 115$100,000 to $124,999
  • 44$125,000 to $149,999
  • 59$150,000 to $174,999
  • 130$175,000 to $199,999
  • 541$200,000 to $249,999
  • 760$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,337$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,267$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,228$500,000 to $749,999
  • 277$750,000 to $999,999
  • 18$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Forest Lake, MN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Forest Lake, MN in 2022
  • 9$200 to $249
  • 13$300 to $349
  • 38$350 to $399
  • 4$400 to $449
  • 6$500 to $549
  • 4$550 to $599
  • 117$600 to $649
  • 25$650 to $699
  • 16$700 to $749
  • 8$750 to $799
  • 126$800 to $899
  • 95$900 to $999
  • 703$1,000 to $1,249
  • 400$1,250 to $1,499
  • 485$1,500 to $1,999
  • 106$2,000 to $2,499
  • 48$2,500 to $2,999
  • 11$3,000 to $3,499
  • 54No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.2%
Number of people working at home: 2,012 (17.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 372
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,151
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 968
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 953
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 884
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 706
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,474
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 432
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 672
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 893
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 378
  • 90 or more minutes: 163
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Forest Lake

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,237 (68.6%)
  • Carpooled: 601 (5.7%)
  • Bus: 32 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 17 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 22 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 258 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 2,012 (19.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 0.7%Males
  • 0.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 8.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Forest Lake, Minnesota
  • 3652010 or later
  • 3072000 to 2009
  • 2021990 to 1999
  • 161980 to 1989
  • 231970 to 1979
  • 39Before 1970
Ancestries in Forest Lake, MN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 2,018 (23.4%)
  • American: 1,463 (17.0%)
  • European: 457 (5.3%)
  • Swedish: 433 (5.0%)
  • Norwegian: 424 (4.9%)
  • Italian: 406 (4.7%)
  • Irish: 364 (4.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 292 (3.4%)
  • English: 212 (2.5%)
  • Polish: 206 (2.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 137 (1.6%)
  • French Canadian: 111 (1.3%)
  • Dutch: 95 (1.1%)
  • Czech: 69 (0.8%)
  • French: 55 (0.6%)
  • African: 43 (0.5%)
  • Portuguese: 42 (0.5%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 41 (0.5%)
  • Lebanese: 28 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 27 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 22 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 20 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 16 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 14 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 12 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 11 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 7 (0.08%)

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

Mexico
Forest Lake:

25.5% (264)
Minnesota:

12.1% (58,312)

Cameroon
Forest Lake:

24.9% (258)
Minnesota:

0.7% (3,598)

Ethiopia
Forest Lake:

7.5% (78)
Minnesota:

5.1% (24,630)

Germany
Forest Lake:

6.8% (70)
Minnesota:

1.4% (6,670)

Laos
Forest Lake:

6.4% (66)
Minnesota:

5.1% (24,591)

Eritrea
Forest Lake:

6.1% (63)
Minnesota:

0.6% (2,993)

Thailand
Forest Lake:

4.4% (46)
Minnesota:

4.0% (19,333)

Switzerland
Forest Lake:

4.0% (41)
Minnesota:

0.1% (397)

Portugal
Forest Lake:

3.5% (36)
Minnesota:

0.0% (143)

Guatemala
Forest Lake:

3.5% (36)
Minnesota:

1.4% (6,706)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Forest Lake:

3.1% (32)
Minnesota:

3.6% (17,119)

Korea
Forest Lake:

3.0% (31)
Minnesota:

2.4% (11,675)

El Salvador
Forest Lake:

2.1% (22)
Minnesota:

1.4% (6,841)

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

  • This state: 15,783
  • Other state: 3,615
  • Northeast: 198
  • Midwest: 2,421
  • South: 317
  • West: 679

89.4% of Forest Lake residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89.2% lived in Minnesota.


Forest Lake:

89.4%
State average:

87.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 78
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 9
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 87
  • 10th grade: 147
  • 11th grade: 76
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 37
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,847
  • Less than 1 year of college: 552
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 893
  • Associate degree: 766
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,721
  • Master's degree: 654
  • Professional school degree: 90
  • Doctorate degree: 101
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 75
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 133
  • 11th grade: 263
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 282
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,480
  • Less than 1 year of college: 551
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 996
  • Associate degree: 970
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,849
  • Master's degree: 734
  • Professional school degree: 91
  • Doctorate degree: 55
Educational Attainment for Females
Forest Lake marital status for males
Forest Lake marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,521
  • One, attached: 1,148
  • Two: 66
  • 3 or 4: 123
  • 5 to 9: 12
  • 10 to 19: 224
  • 20 to 49: 908
  • 50 or more: 633
  • Mobile homes: 178

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,395

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Forest Lake
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Forest Lake, MN
  • 85.5%Utility gas
  • 11.2%Electricity
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Forest Lake, MN
  • 48.1%Utility gas
  • 43.2%Electricity
  • 4.9%No fuel used
  • 2.3%Other fuel
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 247
Here:

11.0%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 53
Here:

4.8%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 118
Here:

15.9%
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