Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

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Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,821	5,739,445	334,922,499	2976th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,546	$89,062	$80,734	694th of 3,221
Median Age	50.7	38.8	38.9	186th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.4%	39.4%	35.7%	1171st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,100	$329,300	$332,700	1244th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$955	$1,280	$1,413	1162nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.4%	9.3%	12.5%	3075th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.5%	4.1%	5.2%	3050th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.9	72.1	n/a	2990th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	8.7%	14.1%	2344th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	512th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.8%	72.2%	65.2%	384th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.2	22.7	26.4	2997th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	17.6%	15.1%	2562nd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.9%	n/a	n/a	2833rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.5%	48.9%	46.9%	1760th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.5%	n/a	n/a	2249th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.6%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.1%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.4	41.1	61.4

Age in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	50.7	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.4%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.0%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	1,817	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.2%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.1%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.4%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.3%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,861	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.8%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.7%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.4%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.4%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.0%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	3,497	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.4%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.4%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	48.0%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.2%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,419	$3,357	n/a

Education in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	3.2%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.5%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.9%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.3%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.8%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.9%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.2%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.4%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

Statistic	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.4%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	12.7%	16.7%

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