
Minnesota · Census place 34784
Lake Park, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Lake Park, Minnesota (Lake Park, MN — Census place “Lake Park city”) is 573 residents, ranking #472 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $63,250, the median home is worth $160,900 and median gross rent runs $717 a month. Looking for the Lake Park Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lake Park, MN: 56554.
- Population
- 573Lake Park city residents
- Median household income
- $63,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $717Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84%Owner-occupied households
Lake Park ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lake Park.
The Lake Park MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Lake Park city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Park city median would spend about 13.6% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 84% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Lake Park city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Lake Park city is a very small community in Minnesota, with 573 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #472 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 48% of them. The median age here is 36.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Lake Park city earn a median of $63,250 a year, 19.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Lake Park city is valued at $160,900, 47% below the national figure and 33% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $717 a month, 49% below the national figure, or roughly $8,604 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 84% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 573 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Lake Park city against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- Mantorville city 1,003
- Buhl city 1,013
- Tyler city 1,019
- Nashwauk city 1,035
- Hilltop city 1,056
- New Richland city 1,068
- Little Rock CDP 1,075
- Eden Valley city 1,077
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Lake Park city?
- Lake Park city has 573 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #472 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Lake Park city?
- Median household income in Lake Park city is $63,250 a year, 19.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lake Park city?
- Median gross rent is $717 a month and the median home value is $160,900, so rent absorbs about 13.6% of median household income.
- Is Lake Park city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lake Park city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Lake Park city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.