| | People QuickFacts | Lake County | Minnesota |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 10,824 | 5,344,861 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 10,866 | 5,303,925 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.4% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 10,866 | 5,303,925 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 18.8% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 22.8% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.6% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.7% | 86.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 5.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 4.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.2% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 0.7% | 4.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 97.0% | 82.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.4% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.8% | 7.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.4% | 10.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 93.5% | 91.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 20.1% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,263 | 395,262 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.7 | 22.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 7,724 | 2,354,034 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 79.8% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.5% | 21.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $142,000 | $206,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,181 | 2,085,917 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.05 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,087 | $29,582 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $46,765 | $57,243 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.6% | 10.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lake County | Minnesota |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 289 | 145,4641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,924 | 2,357,9711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -3.9 | -1.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 853 | 381,759 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,014 | 496,657 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 156,799 | 107,563,060 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 82,878,056 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 119,763 | 71,384,103 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,121 | $13,751 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,945 | 10,423,660 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 47 | 8,890 |