Lester Prairie, MN

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Lester Prairie, Minnesota

Lester Prairie, Minnesota, in McLeod county, is 26 miles W of Minnetonka, Minnesota (center to center) and 38 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city has a population of 1,377.

The People and Families of Lester Prairie

In Lester Prairie, about 67% of adults are married. There's no shortage of married couples in Lester Prairie.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lester Prairie had a median family income of $52,417.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Lester Prairie Housing

In Lester Prairie, 81% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Lester Prairie, 85% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in cities like Lester Prairie; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 14%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 17%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Lester Prairie, MN

Comparing Lester Prairie 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
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Women
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	26 miles W of Minnetonka, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	38 miles W of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	McLeod
Standard Zip Codes	55354
Phone Area Codes	320
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.884
Longitude	-94.04

Station	HUTCHINSON 1 N
Distance	16.3 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 59 F
Annual Precip	27.1 inches

Station	DELANO
Distance	16.5 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 58 F
Annual Precip	27.2 inches

Station	GAYLORD
Distance	24.7 miles
Jan Temp	1 to 20 F
Apr Temp	34 to 55 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 59 F
Annual Precip	28.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,377	100%
Male	673	48.9%
Female	704	51.1%
Under 18	412	29.9%
18+	965	70.1%
65+	186	13.5%
Median Age	33.7
Average Family Size	3.14
White	1,345	97.7%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	26	1.9%
Mixed Race	4	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	68	4.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,601
Growth	224
Growth %	16.3%

Ancestry	Percent
German	61.1%
Norwegian	8.2%
Swedish	4.5%
US/American	4.4%
Polish	4.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.8%
Irish	3.5%
Scandinavian	2.1%
Danish	1.2%
French (except Basque)	1%
English	0.9%
Finnish	0.7%
Czech	0.7%
Jamaican	0.6%
Scottish	0.5%
European	0.4%
Italian	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
French Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Lester Prairie	1,377	$52,417
Glencoe	5,453	$55,496
Mayer	554	$55,000
New Germany	346	$45,625
Plato	336	$62,917
Silver Lake	761	$47,917
Winsted	2,094	$50,272

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