2022 population: 3,871 ( 174 from 2010 , 106 from 2020)
Land area: 1297.8 square miles
Population density: 3.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,550	91.71%	8.1%
Black:	32	0.83%	146.2%
Indian:	50	1.29%	85.2%
Asian:	64	1.65%	100.0%
2+ races:	91	2.35%	24.7%
Hispanic:	84	2.17%	140.0%

Total non-White:	321	8.29%	76.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	77	10.2
Deaths:	122	16.2
Net Migration:	149	19.8
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	-313	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	139	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,045
3,863	95.50%
13	0.32%
27	0.67%
32	0.79%
73	1.80%
35	0.87%
182	4.50%

2000
4,522
4,373	96.70%
12	0.27%
51	1.13%
11	0.24%
45	1.00%
29	0.64%
149	3.30%

1990
4,076
4,044	99.21%
0	0.00%
6	0.15%
6	0.15%
n/a
20	0.49%
32	0.79%

1980
3,764
3,719	98.80%
0	0.00%
5	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
40	1.06%
45	1.20%

1970
3,987
3,898	97.77%
19	0.48%
31	0.78%
6	0.15%
n/a
33	0.83%
89	2.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
376	8.3
414	9.2
-629	-13.9
32	0.7

-510	-11.3
33	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
481	11.8
410	10.1
381	9.3
55	1.3

329	8.1
117	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
612	16.3
418	11.1
148	3.9
n/a

325	8.6
-13	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-440	-11.0
n/a

-179	-4.5
-44	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
51.2
702	18.1%
3,169	81.9%
951	24.6%

1,632
2.29

976	59.8%
782	80.1%
53	5.4%
656	40.2%

2010
Number	Percent
48.7
814	20.1%
3,231	79.9%
821	20.3%

1,784
2.24

1,144	64.1%
970	84.8%
65	5.7%
640	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
1,110	24.5%
3,412	75.5%
781	17.3%

1,913
2.34

1,261	65.9%
1,096	86.9%
52	4.1%
652	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
1,143	28.0%
2,933	72.0%
693	17.0%

1,574
2.55

1,198	76.1%
1,049	87.6%
61	5.1%
376	23.9%

1980
Number	Percent
34.5
1,091	29.0%
2,673	71.0%
620	16.5%

1,420
2.61

1,077	75.8%
996	92.5%
33	3.1%
343	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	58	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	67	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	72	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	111	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	90	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	105	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	60	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	71	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	39	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	131	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	170	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	218	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	189	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	46	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	129	7.9%
$200,000 or more	76	4.7%

Median Household Income	61,667
Per Capita Income	35,308

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	63	3.9%
Public Assistance	16	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	105	6.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,751	79.1%
Unemployed	35	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,786	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	429	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	733	427	63.2%
Non-Profit	54	71	43.2%
Self-Employed	211	108	66.1%

Local Government	61	114	34.9%
State Government	17	53	24.3%
Federal Government	43	50	46.2%

Total Private + Self	944	535	63.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	175	288	37.8%
Total	1,119	823	57.6%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	188	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	327	16.8%
Professional, Technical	288	14.8%
Service Occupations	363	18.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	36	1.9%
All others	776	40.0%

White Collar		41.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	520	26.8%
Retail trade	208	10.7%
Health care and social assistance	176	9.1%
Other services	166	8.5%
Educational services	165	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	135	7.0%
Public administration	116	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	113	5.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	64	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	62	3.2%
Finance and insurance	61	3.1%
Construction	53	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	37	1.9%
Information	27	1.4%
Wholesale trade	16	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.4%
Utilities	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18	0.48%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Taiwanese	4	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,518	98.3%
Other Indo-European	17	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	16	0.4%
Spanish	14	0.4%
Other	13	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	980	25.9%
Norwegian	837	22.1%
Swedish	346	9.1%
Irish	268	7.1%
English	232	6.1%
American	158	4.2%
Polish	130	3.4%
Finnish	120	3.2%
Scandinavian	104	2.7%
French	91	2.4%
Italian	73	1.9%
Danish	67	1.8%
Czech	66	1.7%
French Canadian	63	1.7%
Hungarian	35	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,748	99.0%
Not a citizen	38	1.0%

Native	3,732	98.6%
Foreign-born	54	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11	0.4%	105	3.6%	934	32.1%	1,239	42.6%	466	16.0%	151	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11	0.4%
9-12 Years	105	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	934	32.1%
Some College	1,239	42.6%
Bach. Degree	466	16.0%
Grad Degree	151	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,092	2,026	66	3.2%	4.7%
1991	2,162	2,085	77	3.6%	5.1%
1992	2,220	2,099	121	5.5%	5.0%
1993	2,184	2,093	91	4.2%	4.8%
1994	2,349	2,248	101	4.3%	4.0%
1995	2,446	2,346	100	4.1%	3.7%
1996	2,540	2,418	122	4.8%	3.8%
1997	2,513	2,402	111	4.4%	3.2%
1998	2,519	2,417	102	4.0%	2.7%
1999	2,531	2,415	116	4.6%	2.7%

2000	2,340	2,248	92	3.9%	3.0%
2001	2,345	2,240	105	4.5%	3.8%
2002	2,366	2,257	109	4.6%	4.5%
2003	2,488	2,375	113	4.5%	4.8%
2004	2,480	2,363	117	4.7%	4.6%
2005	2,448	2,338	110	4.5%	4.1%
2006	2,391	2,279	112	4.7%	4.1%
2007	2,293	2,176	117	5.1%	4.6%
2008	2,264	2,128	136	6.0%	5.4%
2009	2,265	2,090	175	7.7%	7.9%

2010	2,283	2,135	148	6.5%	7.4%
2011	2,345	2,199	146	6.2%	6.5%
2012	2,350	2,206	144	6.1%	5.6%
2013	2,377	2,240	137	5.8%	5.0%
2014	2,393	2,276	117	4.9%	4.3%
2015	2,429	2,318	111	4.6%	3.8%
2016	2,382	2,267	115	4.8%	3.9%
2017	2,379	2,268	111	4.7%	3.4%
2018	2,390	2,296	94	3.9%	3.0%
2019	2,445	2,345	100	4.1%	3.2%

2020	2,442	2,292	150	6.1%	6.2%
2021	2,412	2,316	96	4.0%	3.8%
2022	2,403	2,325	78	3.2%	2.7%
2023	2,377	2,294	83	3.5%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,436
Median Value	$204,300

Occupied	1,632	47.5%
Vacant	1,804	52.5%

Owned	1,349	82.7%
Rented	283	17.3%
Median Rent	$821

Single-Family Units	2,392	69.6%
Detached	2,365	68.8%
Attached	27	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	127	3.7%
Mobile Homes	879	25.6%

Lake of the Woods County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Lake of the Woods County, MN