Minnesota · Census place 52594
Prior Lake city, MN
Quick answer
Prior Lake city has 27,832 residents, ranking #36 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $130,278, the median home is worth $429,900 and median gross rent runs $1,548 a month.
- Population
- 27,832Prior Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $130,278Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $429,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,548Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Prior Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Prior Lake city median would spend about 14.3% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.9% of residents and 85.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Chaska city 28,146
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- Elk River city 26,367
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