Minnesota · Census place 30284
Howard Lake city, MN
Quick answer
Howard Lake city has 1,864 residents, ranking #273 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $99,464, the median home is worth $239,100 and median gross rent runs $930 a month.
- Population
- 1,864Howard Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $99,464Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $239,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $930Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Howard Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Howard Lake city median would spend about 11.2% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 76.9% 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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- Kenyon city 1,811
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