Eagle Lake, MN

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Eagle Lake, Minnesota

Eagle Lake, Minnesota is 51 miles SW of Burnsville, Minnesota (center to center) and 64 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is in Blue Earth county. The population of the city is 1,787.

The People and Families of Eagle Lake

In Eagle Lake, about 62% of adults are married. The size of households in Eagle Lake is larger than most. Kids are seemingly everywhere in the city.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in Eagle Lake.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Eagle Lake had a median family income of $54,167. The people of Eagle Lake can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the city.

Eagle Lake Housing

Of the housing in Eagle Lake, approximately 84% is occupied by their owners. Newer housing units are not uncommon in the city.

Commuting

In Eagle Lake, 94% of commuters drive to work. Eagle Lake features shorter commuting times than most similar places.

High Points

Eagle Lake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Minnesota):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 14%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Eagle Lake, MN

Comparing Eagle Lake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Minnesota (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Near Medium City	51 miles SW of Burnsville, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	64 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Blue Earth
Standard Zip Codes	56024
Phone Area Codes	507
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.165
Longitude	-93.88

Station	MANKATO
Distance	6.8 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 23 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 60 F
Annual Precip	33.4 inches

Station	ST PETER 2 SW
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 23 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	36 to 61 F
Annual Precip	29.6 inches

Station	WASECA EXP STATION
Distance	18.6 miles
Jan Temp	1 to 21 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	36 to 59 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,787	100%
Male	914	51.1%
Female	873	48.9%
Under 18	568	31.8%
18+	1,219	68.2%
65+	80	4.5%
Median Age	30.5
Average Family Size	3.17
White	1,733	97%
African-American	12	0.7%
Asian	10	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.2%
Other	9	0.5%
Mixed Race	19	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	25	1.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,028
Growth	241
Growth %	13.5%

Ancestry	Percent
German	52.9%
Norwegian	15.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.6%
US/American	4.5%
Irish	4%
Swedish	3.4%
English	2.9%
Polish	1.8%
Sudanese	1.2%
Danish	1.2%
French (except Basque)	1.2%
Dutch	1%
Scandinavian	0.9%
Italian	0.7%
Belgian	0.6%
Czech	0.6%
European	0.5%
Luxemburger	0.5%
Swiss	0.5%
French Canadian	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Eagle Lake	1,787	$54,167
Elysian	486	$47,778
Janesville	2,109	$51,111
Madison Lake	837	$50,673
Mankato	32,427	$47,297
North Mankato	11,798	$59,265
St Clair	827	$50,333

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