Prior Lake city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 27,608 ( 4,812 from 2010 )
Land area: 16.3 square miles
Population density: 1692.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	23,533	85.24%	15.2%
Black:	339	1.23%	1.5%
Indian:	150	0.54%	55.6%
Asian:	1,185	4.29%	70.3%
2+ races:	1,266	4.59%	164.3%
Hispanic:	1,019	3.69%	111.4%

Total non-White:	4,075	14.76%	72.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3,102	16.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,710	9.1

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
22,796
20,431	89.63%
334	1.47%
338	1.48%
696	3.05%
479	2.10%
482	2.11%
2,365	10.37%

2000
15,936
15,085	94.66%
139	0.87%
353	2.22%
100	0.63%
121	0.76%
138	0.87%
851	5.34%

1990
11,482
11,132	96.95%
26	0.23%
220	1.92%
34	0.30%
n/a
70	0.61%
350	3.05%

1980
7,284
7,126	97.83%
6	0.08%
90	1.24%
49	0.67%
n/a
13	0.18%
158	2.17%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5,346	33.5
1,514	9.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,953	34.4
501	4.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,006	55.0
192	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Prior Lake city, 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
39.4
7,156	25.9%
20,452	74.1%
3,784	13.7%

10,021
2.75

7,348	73.3%
6,364	86.6%
360	4.9%
2,673	26.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
6,520	28.6%
16,276	71.4%
2,126	9.3%

8,447
2.69

6,211	73.5%
5,181	83.4%
425	6.8%
2,236	26.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
4,908	30.8%
11,028	69.2%
644	4.0%

5,558
2.87

4,353	78.3%
3,789	87.0%
269	6.2%
1,205	21.7%

1990
Number	Percent
29.8
3,657	31.8%
7,825	68.2%
544	4.7%

3,916
2.93

3,165	80.8%
2,785	88.0%
188	5.9%
751	19.2%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
2,578	35.4%
4,706	64.6%
358	4.9%

2,307
3.16

1,928	83.6%
1,740	90.2%
96	5.0%
379	16.4%

2022 Housing Data for Prior Lake city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	181	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	136	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	83	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	78	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	258	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	121	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	192	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	161	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	289	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	599	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	758	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,100	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	869	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,142	11.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,352	13.5%
$200,000 or more	2,702	27.0%

Median Household Income	129,539
Per Capita Income	62,432

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	223	2.2%
Public Assistance	181	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	365	3.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,148	84.5%
Unemployed	238	1.4%
In Armed Forces	57	0.3%

Total Labor Force	14,443	86.3%
Not in Labor Force	2,299	13.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,793	5,314	52.2%
Non-Profit	480	867	35.6%
Self-Employed	1,310	481	73.1%

Local Government	397	498	44.4%
State Government	114	190	37.5%
Federal Government	52	68	43.3%

Total Private + Self	7,103	5,795	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,043	1,623	39.1%
Total	8,146	7,418	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	8.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,439	22.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,512	22.5%
Professional, Technical	4,089	26.2%
Service Occupations	1,946	12.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.1%
All others	2,598	16.7%

White Collar		70.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,110	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,927	12.4%
Retail trade	1,817	11.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,541	9.9%
Construction	1,170	7.5%
Finance and insurance	1,152	7.4%
Educational services	1,073	6.9%
Wholesale trade	832	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	739	4.7%
Other services	679	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	565	3.6%
Accommodation and food services	512	3.3%
Public administration	403	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	397	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	310	2.0%
Information	203	1.3%
Utilities	94	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	0.1%
Management	20	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	533	1.93%
Puerto Rican	61	0.22%
Cuban	47	0.17%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	115	0.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	65	0.24%
Panamanian	50	0.18%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	121	0.44%
Argentinean	21	0.08%
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	100	0.36%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	142	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	429	1.55%
Chinese	156	0.57%
Cambodian	130	0.47%
Vietnamese	92	0.33%
Korean	59	0.21%
Filipino	47	0.17%
Hmong	10	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	23,980	91.9%
Spanish	620	2.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	529	2.0%
Other Indo-European	387	1.5%
Other Asian	231	0.9%
Chinese	84	0.3%
Vietnamese	77	0.3%
Other	53	0.2%
German, other Germanic	49	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,603	34.8%
Norwegian	4,399	15.9%
Irish	3,428	12.4%
Swedish	1,494	5.4%
Polish	1,450	5.3%
English	1,379	5.0%
American	1,178	4.3%
French	758	2.7%
Czech	584	2.1%
Scottish	575	2.1%
Italian	555	2.0%
Scandinavian	489	1.8%
Russian	476	1.7%
European	437	1.6%
Finnish	275	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	26,936	97.6%
Not a citizen	672	2.4%

Native	25,815	93.5%
Foreign-born	1,793	6.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
153	0.8%	389	2.1%	2,510	13.8%	5,762	31.6%	6,732	36.9%	2,705	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	153	0.8%
9-12 Years	389	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,510	13.8%
Some College	5,762	31.6%
Bach. Degree	6,732	36.9%
Grad Degree	2,705	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,181	D +1,330	D + 11.7%
D +2,511
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,138	D +1,281	D + 11.2%
D +2,419
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,849	D +643	D + 7.2%
D +2,492

2016 vs. 2008	R +668	R +687	R + 4.5%
D -19
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,991	51.9%	Joe Biden (D)	7,952	45.9%	373	2.2%	17,316	7	5	0.53%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	7,810	53.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,441	37.5%	1,257	8.7%	14,508	9	8	0.49%
2012	80%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,853	57.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,533	40.5%	280	2.0%	13,666	13	10	0.47%
2008	84%	John McCain (R)	7,142	55.7%	Barack Obama (D)	5,460	42.6%	212	1.7%	12,814	12	10	0.44%
2004	88%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,976	60.3%	John Kerry (D)	4,489	38.8%	105	0.9%	11,570	13	10	0.41%
2000	75%	George W. Bush (R)	4,634	56.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,190	38.7%	412	5.0%	8,236	11	8	0.34%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Prior Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,952

45.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,991

51.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

180

1.0%

Other

193

1.1%

TOTAL

17,316

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Prior Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,441

37.5%

Donald Trump (R)

7,810

53.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

643

4.4%

Other

614

4.2%

TOTAL

14,508

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Prior Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

5,533

40.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

7,853

57.5%

Other

280

2.0%

TOTAL

13,666

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Prior Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

5,460

42.6%

John McCain (R)

7,142

55.7%

Other

212

1.7%

TOTAL

12,814

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Prior Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,976

60.3%

John Kerry (D)

4,489

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

11,570

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Prior Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

4,634

56.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,190

38.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

333

4.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

8,236

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prior Lake city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Scott Jensen (R)	7,021	50.9%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	6,409	46.5%	352 [+]	2.6%	13,782	6	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 158 (1.1%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 85 (0.6%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 84 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2020	S2	85%	Jason Lewis (R)	8,809	51.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	7,013	41.1%	1,231 [+]	7.2%	17,053	8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 993 (5.8%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 231 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.0%);
2018	S2	67%	Karin Housley (R)	6,868	52.9%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	5,533	42.6%	589 [+]	4.5%	12,990	11	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 484 (3.7%); Jerry Trooien (I) 101 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2018	S1	67%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	6,763	51.9%	Jim Newberger (R)	5,838	44.8%	437 [+]	3.4%	13,038	9	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 316 (2.4%); Paula Overby (Green) 117 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2018	G	67%	Jeff Johnson (R)	6,877	52.9%	Tim Walz (DFL)	5,649	43.5%	467 [+]	3.6%	12,993	11	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 333 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 131 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2014	S2	51%	Mike McFadden (R)	5,070	55.9%	Al Franken* (DFL)	3,714	41.0%	278 [+]	3.1%	9,062	13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 165 (1.8%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 108 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2014	G	51%	Jeff Johnson (R)	5,191	57.5%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	3,398	37.6%	437 [+]	4.8%	9,026	13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 223 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 123 (1.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 88 (1.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 3 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,318
Median Value	$400,500

Occupied	10,021	97.1%
Vacant	297	2.9%

Owned	8,635	86.2%
Rented	1,386	13.8%
Median Rent	$1,447

Single-Family Units	9,082	88.0%
Detached	7,196	69.7%
Attached	1,886	18.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,130	11.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Prior Lake city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prior Lake city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Prior Lake city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prior Lake city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Prior Lake city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prior Lake city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Prior Lake city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prior Lake city, MN