Minnesota · Census place 44566
Mountain Lake city, MN
Quick answer
Mountain Lake city has 1,833 residents, ranking #276 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $59,115, the median home is worth $118,900 and median gross rent runs $833 a month.
- Population
- 1,833Mountain Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $59,115Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $118,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $833Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mountain Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mountain Lake city median would spend about 16.9% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 73.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Howard Lake city 1,864
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- Waterville city 1,778
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