Madison Lake, MN

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Madison Lake, Minnesota

Madison Lake, Minnesota, in Blue Earth county, is 47 miles SW of Burnsville, Minnesota (center to center) and 60 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city has a population of 837.

The People and Families of Madison Lake

In Madison Lake, about 60% of adults are married. One thing visitors notice about Madison Lake is the large number of young children, especially babies and pre-school kids.

Interestingly, the city is known for having more men than similar cities.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Madison Lake had a median family income of $50,673. Madison Lake finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, John Kerry was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Madison Lake ($250). Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Madison Lake Housing

About 76% of housing units in Madison Lake are owner-occupied. The city sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use. Many residents rent one-bedroom or studio apartments.

Commuting

In Madison Lake, 94% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Madison Lake, MN

Comparing Madison 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
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	47 miles SW of Burnsville, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	60 miles SW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Blue Earth
Standard Zip Codes	56063
Phone Area Codes	507
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.204
Longitude	-93.814

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	16.9 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

Station	GAYLORD
Distance	31.1 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	837	100%
Male	420	50.2%
Female	417	49.8%
Under 18	247	29.5%
18+	590	70.5%
65+	76	9.1%
Median Age	31.7
Average Family Size	3.09
White	822	98.2%
African-American	5	0.6%
Asian	3	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.5%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	3	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	19	2.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	906
Growth	69
Growth %	8.2%

Ancestry	Percent
German	53.1%
Norwegian	12.6%
Irish	7.5%
Polish	5.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.8%
Swedish	2.8%
English	2.5%
US/American	1.9%
Czech	1.6%
French (except Basque)	1.5%
Finnish	1.2%
Romanian	1%
Dutch	0.9%
Austrian	0.9%
Danish	0.7%
Russian	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Italian	0.4%
Welsh	0.4%
Scottish	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Madison Lake	837	$50,673
Cleveland	673	$52,763
Eagle Lake	1,787	$54,167
Elysian	486	$47,778
Janesville	2,109	$51,111
Mankato	32,427	$47,297
St Clair	827	$50,333

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