Esko vs Moose Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Esko and Moose Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Moose Lake has the higher population (3,297 vs 2,063 in Esko). Esko has the higher median household income ($116,406 vs $61,576 in Moose Lake). Esko has the higher median home value ($278,800 vs $205,000 in Moose Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Esko	Moose Lake
Population	2,063	3,297
Median age	48.2 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$116,406	$61,576
Median home value	$278,800	$205,000
Median gross rent	$1,411	$901
Housing units	898	624
Homeownership rate	92.0%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Esko	Moose Lake
Population	2,042 → 2,063 (+1.0%)	2,812 → 3,297 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$72,986 → $116,406 (+59.5%)	$39,779 → $61,576 (+54.8%)
Median home value	$222,000 → $278,800 (+25.6%)	$122,900 → $205,000 (+66.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,292 → $1,411 (+9.2%)	$699 → $901 (+28.9%)

Esko

Population

2,0422,063

Median household income

$72,986$116,406

Median home value

$222,000$278,800

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,411

Moose Lake

Population

2,8123,297

Median household income

$39,779$61,576

Median home value

$122,900$205,000

Median gross rent

$699$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Esko	Moose Lake
Under 5	2.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	4.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	6.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	23.6%
45 to 54	24.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.2%
75 and over	3.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Esko	Moose Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	70.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Esko	Moose Lake
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	17.3%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Esko	Moose Lake
Drove alone	77.2%	58.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.1%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Esko	Moose Lake
1-unit, detached	94.3%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Esko	Moose Lake
Poverty rate	2.6%	45.3%
Average household size	2.46	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1974	1967