
Minnesota · Census place 56086
Round Lake, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Round Lake, Minnesota (Round Lake, MN — Census place “Round Lake city”) is 383 residents, ranking #567 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $63,661, the median home is worth $87,800 and median gross rent runs $593 a month. Looking for the Round Lake Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Round Lake, MN: 56167.
- Population
- 383Round Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $63,661Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $87,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $593Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74%Owner-occupied households
Round Lake ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Round Lake.
The Round Lake 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 Round Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Round 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 74% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Round Lake city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Round Lake city is a very small community in Minnesota, with 383 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #567 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 38% of them. The median age here is 44.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Round Lake city earn a median of $63,661 a year, 18.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Round Lake city is valued at $87,800, 71.1% below the national figure and 63% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $593 a month, 57.8% below the national figure, or roughly $7,116 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.2% 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 1.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 74% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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 383 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Round Lake city against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Round Lake city?
- Round Lake city has 383 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #567 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Round Lake city?
- Median household income in Round Lake city is $63,661 a year, 18.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Round Lake city?
- Median gross rent is $593 a month and the median home value is $87,800, so rent absorbs about 11.2% of median household income.
- Is Round Lake city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Round Lake city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Round Lake 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.