Lake County vs. St. Louis County

	Lake County (MN)	St. Louis County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,658	199,754
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.9%	-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,862	200,231
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,866	200,226
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.8%	19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.0%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	48.5%	49.8%
White alone, percent	96.5%	92.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	2.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.0%	91.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	924	14,969
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.9%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,995	105,002
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.9%	70.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$170,400	$152,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,228	$1,221
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$443
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$653	$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.1%	19.9%
Building permits, 2018	54	481
Households, 2014-2018	5,183	85,644
Persons per household, 2014-2018	1.99	2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.7%	86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	96.0%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.8%	28.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.7%	5.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	62.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.9%	59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	36,588	525,888
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	28,504	2,210,005
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	135,970	3,008,058
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,569	$15,016
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.1	19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,516	$53,344
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,602	$30,321
Persons in poverty, percent	8.6%	14.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	301	5,374
Total employment, 2017	3,260	89,367
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	122,918	3,876,267
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	13.7%	1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	861	12,042
All firms, 2012	1,065	15,584
Men-owned firms, 2012	633	8,418
Women-owned firms, 2012	204	4,394
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	961	14,157
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	137	1,734
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	823	12,494
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	5.2	32.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,109.29	6,247.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lake county (MN) and St. Louis county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.