East Bethel vs Ham Lake

A side-by-side comparison of East Bethel and Ham Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

East Bethel and Ham Lake are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ham Lake has the higher population (16,575 vs 11,995 in East Bethel). Ham Lake has the higher median household income ($116,845 vs $114,583 in East Bethel). Ham Lake has the higher median home value ($430,100 vs $343,200 in East Bethel).

Population, income & housing

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
Population	11,995	16,575
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$114,583	$116,845
Median home value	$343,200	$430,100
Median gross rent	$1,770	$1,319
Housing units	4,790	6,024
Homeownership rate	93.4%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
Population	11,870 → 11,995 (+1.1%)	16,434 → 16,575 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$93,375 → $114,583 (+22.7%)	$103,655 → $116,845 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$251,100 → $343,200 (+36.7%)	$306,700 → $430,100 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,770 (+42.5%)	$1,089 → $1,319 (+21.1%)

East Bethel

Population

11,87011,995

Median household income

$93,375$114,583

Median home value

$251,100$343,200

Median gross rent

$1,242$1,770

Ham Lake

Population

16,43416,575

Median household income

$103,655$116,845

Median home value

$306,700$430,100

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,319

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.2%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	17.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.7%
75 and over	4.9%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
No high school diploma	4.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	32.2%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
Drove alone	78.1%	80.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.8%	13.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
1-unit, detached	90.5%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	0.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	East Bethel	Ham Lake
Poverty rate	2.6%	4.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1985	1993