Akeley vs Lake George

A side-by-side comparison of Akeley and Lake George: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Akeley has the higher population (323 vs 245 in Lake George). Lake George has the higher median household income ($68,500 vs $43,750 in Akeley). Lake George has the higher median home value ($222,500 vs $105,600 in Akeley).

Population, income & housing

	Akeley	Lake George
Population	323	245
Median age	54.3 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$68,500
Median home value	$105,600	$222,500
Median gross rent	$930	$1,025
Housing units	182	180
Homeownership rate	92.6%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akeley	Lake George
Population	394 → 323 (-18.0%)	277 → 245 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $43,750 (+6.1%)	$59,500 → $68,500 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $105,600 (+41.7%)	$168,800 → $222,500 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $930 (+23.0%)	$696 → $1,025 (+47.3%)

Akeley

Population

394323

Median household income

$41,250$43,750

Median home value

$74,500$105,600

Median gross rent

$756$930

Lake George

Population

277245

Median household income

$59,500$68,500

Median home value

$168,800$222,500

Median gross rent

$696$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akeley	Lake George
Under 5	3.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	6.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	8.4%	6.5%
35 to 44	8.7%	7.3%
45 to 54	4.6%	19.6%
55 to 64	20.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	17.3%	20.4%
75 and over	11.5%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akeley	Lake George
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	93.1%
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	2.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akeley	Lake George
No high school diploma	9.6%	2.6%
High school graduate	39.5%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akeley	Lake George
Drove alone	76.8%	66.3%
Carpooled	8.0%	16.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akeley	Lake George
1-unit, detached	83.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Akeley	Lake George
Poverty rate	22.0%	7.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1981	1982