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Forest Lake, MN

20,678 Population
30.5 square miles 677.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$45,527 ±$2,988 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $51,500 ±$286
  • a little less than the amount in Minnesota: $46,957 ±$226
$89,879 ±$9,275 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $98,180 ±$598
  • a little higher than the amount in Minnesota: $87,556 ±$396

6.7% ±3.1% (1,382  ±629) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 8.2% 296,604 (±0.2% / ±7,206)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 9.2% 514,300 (±0.2% / ±8,955)

25.4 minutes ±1.6 (231,890  ±20,536) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 24.5 38,727,024 (±0.1 / ±202,097)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 23.1 57,023,716 (±0.1 / ±261,630)

Families

8,151 ±298 Number of households
  • the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 1,458,896 ±3,198
  • Minnesota: 2,282,967 ±5,281
2.5 ±0.1 (20,561  ±34) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 2.5 3,626,864 (±0 / ±384)
  • a little higher than the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,575,919

2.3% ±1.3% (112  ±64) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 5.5% 47,412 (±0.2% / ±1,472)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,603 (±0.2% / ±1,945)

Housing

8,589 ±350 Number of housing units
  • the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 1,530,451 ±449
  • Minnesota: 2,519,538 ±958

$375,900 ±$19,378 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $354,400 ±$1,011
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Minnesota: $305,500 ±$890

11.2% ±3.3% (2,298  ±680.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 12.9% 471,868 (±0.2% / ±7,602.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 12.7% 714,609 (±0.2% / ±9,441.2)

Social

93.3% ±5.2% (13,233  ±827.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 94.2% 2,378,131 (±0.4% / ±11,082.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,657,954 (±0.3% / ±12,837.3)
35.7% ±3.5% (5,069  ±517.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 44.9% 1,132,499 (±0.3% / ±7,018.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 38.8% 1,513,374 (±0.2% / ±8,335.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.1% ±1.8% (1,260  ±372) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 10.7% 396,708
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Minnesota: 8.6% 488,897

4.7% ±1% (743  ±152) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 5.5% 153,969 (±0.1% / ±2,540)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 6.1% 267,133 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
743 Total veterans ±152 693 Male ±137 50 Female ±38

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