Minnesota · Census place 05752
Big Lake city, MN
Quick answer
Big Lake city has 12,115 residents, ranking #91 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $113,333, the median home is worth $291,700 and median gross rent runs $1,417 a month.
- Population
- 12,115Big Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $113,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $291,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,417Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Lake city median would spend about 15% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 86.6% 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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