Minnesota · Census place 28700
Heron Lake city, MN
Quick answer
Heron Lake city has 591 residents, ranking #464 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $66,607, the median home is worth $86,200 and median gross rent runs $681 a month.
- Population
- 591Heron Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $66,607Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $86,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $681Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Heron Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Heron Lake city median would spend about 12.3% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 85.3% 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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