Minnesota · Census place 03970
Battle Lake city, MN
Quick answer
Battle Lake city has 794 residents, ranking #402 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $58,125, the median home is worth $221,000 and median gross rent runs $920 a month.
- Population
- 794Battle Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $58,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $221,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $920Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Battle Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Battle Lake city median would spend about 19% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.3% of residents and 62.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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