Myrtle vs Twin Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Myrtle and Twin Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

Myrtle and Twin Lakes are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Twin Lakes has the higher population (182 vs 40 in Myrtle). Myrtle has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $45,833 in Twin Lakes). Since 2019, Twin Lakes's population has grown faster (+21.3% vs -42.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
Population	40	182
Median age	42.0 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$45,833
Median home value	$56,700	—
Median gross rent	—	$588
Housing units	13	88
Homeownership rate	76.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
Population	69 → 40 (-42.0%)	150 → 182 (+21.3%)
Median household income	$27,917 → $63,125 (+126.1%)	$37,813 → $45,833 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$33,300 → $56,700 (+70.3%)	$56,300 → $31,900 (-43.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$604 → $588 (-2.6%)

Myrtle

Population

6940

Median household income

$27,917$63,125

Median home value

$33,300$56,700

Twin Lakes

Population

150182

Median household income

$37,813$45,833

Median home value

$56,300$31,900

Median gross rent

$604$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	7.5%	22.5%
18 to 24	30.0%	1.1%
25 to 34	5.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	17.5%	26.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	6.0%
55 to 64	2.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	15.0%	8.2%
75 and over	12.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	16.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.0%	52.7%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
Drove alone	75.0%	79.8%
Carpooled	15.0%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
1-unit, detached	100.0%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	53.4%

Poverty & households

	Myrtle	Twin Lakes
Poverty rate	0.0%	32.9%
Average household size	3.08	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1944	1972