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Forest Lake, MN real estate and demographic information

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1 Scandia Trl / North Sh...
2 Broadway Ave / Kettle ...
3 City Center

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Forest Lake zip codes55025, 55092

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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Forest Lake NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Scandia Trl / North Shore Trl, Broadway Ave / Kettle River Blvd

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POPULATION
6,856

Forest Lake, MN Information

FOREST LAKE INFORMATION DETAILS
POPULATION 6,856
NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS 2,914
FOREST LAKE HOME OWNERSHIP
% OWNER OCCUPIED 58.24%
% RENTER OCCUPIED 38.61%
% VACANT 3.15%
TYPE OF FOREST LAKE HOMES
SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED 51.85%
ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES 4.84%
SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS 6.31%
COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS 31.74%
MOBILE HOMES 5.25%
OTHER 0.01%
SIZE OF FOREST LAKE HOMES
NO BEDROOM 1.71%
1 BEDROOM 18.84%
2 BEDROOMS 36.17%
3 BEDROOMS 29.38%
4 BEDROOMS 11.91%
5 OR MORE BEDROOMS 1.99%
AGE OF HOMES
NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) 10.12%
ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) 54.53%
WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) 25.67%
HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) 9.68%


FOREST LAKE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION DETAILS
MEDIAN HOME VALUE $219,261
MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE $866
HOME VALUE RANGE
$0-$90,000 9.02%
$90,001-$180,000 20.98%
$180,001-$361,000 54.21%
$361,001-$541,000 14.38%
$541,001-$721,000 0.47%
$721,001-$901,000 0.47%
$901,001-$1,350,000 0.00%
$1,350,001-$1,801,000 0.00%
> $1,801,000 0.47%


PEOPLE OF Forest Lake DETAILS
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
UNDER 5 YEARS 7.31%
5 TO 17 18.31%
18 TO 24 9.82%
25 TO 34 14.96%
35 TO 54 28.02%
55 TO 64 8.31%
65 YEARS AND OVER 13.27%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 88.64%
COLLEGE GRADUATES 17.98%
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $44,419
PER CAPITA INCOME $20,058
INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL 6.32%
INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN Manufacturing (15.97%), Retail (12.63%), Healthcare (10.62%), Construction (8.90%), Education (8.00%), Finance (5.93%), Other (4.78%), Accomodation (4.75%), Transportation (4.63%), Public Service (3.96%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.62%), Administration (3.53%), Wholesale (3.33%), Real Estate (3.31%), Information Technology (3.28%)
ATTENDING COLLEGE 3.82%
RACIAL MAKEUP
WHITE 97.40%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 0.39%
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE 0.26%
ASIAN 0.77%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER 0.00%
SOME OTHER RACE ALONE 0.25%
TWO OR MORE RACES 0.92%
HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) 0.95%
ETHNICITIES PRESENT German (24.91%), Unclassified (19.73%), Norwegian (11.23%), Swedish (10.90%), Irish (6.52%), United States or American (3.24%), Polish (3.00%), French (2.99%), English (2.73%), Other Groups (2.49%), Italian (2.28%)
FOREIGN BORN 2.22%
LANGUAGES SPOKEN English (89.73%)
About Forest Lake

Forest Lake is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 6,856 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Forest Lake is the 118th largest community in Minnesota.

Forest Lake is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Forest Lake is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Forest Lake who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.07%), sales jobs (12.01%), and teaching (5.85%).

Forest Lake is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Forest Lake's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Forest Lake is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Forest Lake Information and Demographics

The population of Forest Lake overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Forest Lake, 17.98% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Forest Lake in 2000 was $20,058, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,232 for a family of four.

The people who call Forest Lake home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Forest Lake is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Forest Lake include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, Polish, French, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Forest Lake is English.

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