Demographics of Lake County, Minnesota

Lake County, Minnesota had 10,746 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −177 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lake County, in four figures

10,746
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −177 people.; 49.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,541 ±$4,705
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lake County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lake County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lake County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lake County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,923	100.0	100.0
2021	11,020	100.9	100.2
2022	10,933	100.1	100.7
2023	10,884	99.6	101.6
2024	10,754	98.5	102.5
2025	10,746	98.4	103.1

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Population of Lake County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	10,923	+9	−5	0	+14
2021	11,020	+97	−68	0	+168
2022	10,933	−87	−86	0	+7
2023	10,884	−49	−77	+2	+28
2024	10,754	−130	−64	−1	−66
2025	10,746	−8	−65	−1	+59

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.4 ±0.5: for men 48.3 ±1.0 and for women 50.6 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	480 ±25	4.4% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,593 ±119	14.6% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	599 ±131	5.5% ±1.2	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,255 ±143	20.7% ±1.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,915 ±182	26.8% ±1.7	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,037 ±209	27.9% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,541 ±$4,705, and income per person $41,362 ±$2,179, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	849 ±159	17.2% ±3.2	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	713 ±131	14.4% ±2.6	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	893 ±164	18.1% ±3.3	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	750 ±123	15.2% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,039 ±152	21.0% ±3.0	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	460 ±109	9.3% ±2.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	238 ±72	4.8% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	915 ±196	8.6% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	162 ±67	7.9% ±3.2	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	540 ±148	11.0% ±3.0	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	213 ±67	5.7% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	7,449 ±39	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.3% ±2.4	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.7% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.5% ±1.6	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.5% ±2.9	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,300 ±$10,335	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,093 ±$57	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	164 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,262 ±56	94.3% ±0.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2 to 50	< 0.1% to 0.5%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26 to 82	0.2% to 0.8%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 86	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	322 ±75	3.0% ±0.7	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	8,188 ±278	75.3% ±2.6	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,493 ±261	22.9% ±2.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11 to 103	0.1% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	141 ±52	1.3% ±0.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	48 to 148	0.4% to 1.4%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11 to 75	0.1% to 0.7%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lake County among the counties of Minnesota

66th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Chippewa County	12,406	−1.6%
Koochiching County	11,587	−3.7%
Watonwan County	11,459	+2.0%
Pope County	11,420	+0.8%
Cottonwood County	11,405	−1.0%
Lake County	10,746	−1.6%
Jackson County	9,857	−1.3%
Swift County	9,763	−0.4%
Stevens County	9,747	+0.8%
Rock County	9,524	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County	9,477	−0.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026