St. Louis County vs. Lake County

St. Louis County (MN)Lake County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)199,75410,658
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)200,23110,862
Population, Census, April 1, 2010200,22610,866
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.0%18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.4%26.0%
Female persons, percent49.8%48.5%
White alone, percent92.3%96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.6%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.4%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.8%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent91.0%95.0%
Veterans, 2014-201814,969924
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.3%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)105,0027,995
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.9%80.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$152,000$170,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,221$1,228
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$443$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$764$653
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.9%6.1%
Building permits, 201848154
Households, 2014-201885,6445,183
Persons per household, 2014-20182.231.99
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.4%91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.8%2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.5%78.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.2%96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.7%29.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.7%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.2%4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.2%55.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)525,88836,588
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,210,00528,504
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,008,058135,970
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,016$12,569
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.921.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,344$59,516
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,321$33,602
Persons in poverty, percent14.7%8.6%
Total employer establishments, 20175,374301
Total employment, 201789,3673,260
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,876,267122,918
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.0%13.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,042861
All firms, 201215,5841,065
Men-owned firms, 20128,418633
Women-owned firms, 20124,394204
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,157961
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,734137
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,494823
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201032.05.2
Land area in square miles, 20106,247.402,109.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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