Minnesota Lake, MN

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Minnesota Lake, Minnesota

Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, in Faribault county, is 69 miles W of Rochester, Minnesota (center to center) and 83 miles S of Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of the year 2000 census, 681 people lived in Minnesota Lake.

The People and Families of Minnesota Lake

In Minnesota Lake, about 67% of adults are married.

Minnesota Lake is noted for its large share of males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Minnesota Lake had a median family income of $44,091.

Minnesota Lake Housing

An estimated 83% of living spaces in Minnesota Lake are occupied by their owners, not by renters. In general, the city offers inexpensive rents. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in Minnesota Lake compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In Minnesota Lake, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 13%
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Minnesota Lake, MN

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

Families

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

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
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
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	69 miles W of Rochester, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	83 miles S of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Faribault
Standard Zip Codes	56068
Phone Area Codes	507
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.842
Longitude	-93.831

Station	WINNEBAGO
Distance	18.3 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 21 F
Apr Temp	35 to 56 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	31.1 inches

Station	WASECA EXP STATION
Distance	21.5 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	ST PETER 2 SW
Distance	32.6 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

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	681	100%
Male	349	51.2%
Female	332	48.8%
Under 18	165	24.2%
18+	516	75.8%
65+	134	19.7%
Median Age	39.5
Average Family Size	2.86
White	678	99.6%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	4	0.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	659
Growth	-22
Growth %	-3.19%

Ancestry	Percent
German	50.4%
Norwegian	13.3%
Polish	7.5%
US/American	6.4%
Irish	4.8%
French (except Basque)	4.4%
English	3%
Swedish	3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.5%
Finnish	1.2%
Danish	0.9%
Welsh	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Russian	0.4%
Romanian	0.4%
Italian	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
Croatian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Minnesota Lake	681	$44,091
Delavan	223	$40,000
Easton	214	$30,625
Mapleton	1,678	$48,250
Pemberton	246	$42,222
Waldorf	242	$41,250
Wells	2,494	$38,523

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