Battle Lake is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 867 people and two associated neighborhoods, Battle Lake is the 408th largest community in Minnesota.

The overall crime rate in Battle Lake is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Battle Lake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Battle Lake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small city, Battle Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Battle Lake who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.35% of adults in Battle Lake have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Battle Lake in 2018 was $34,590, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,360 for a family of four. However, Battle Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Battle Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Battle Lake residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Battle Lake include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Battle Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.