Lake George vs Nevis

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

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

Nevis has the higher population (452 vs 245 in Lake George). Lake George has the higher median household income ($68,500 vs $53,889 in Nevis). Lake George has the higher median home value ($222,500 vs $167,600 in Nevis).

Population, income & housing

	Lake George	Nevis
Population	245	452
Median age	51.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,500	$53,889
Median home value	$222,500	$167,600
Median gross rent	$1,025	$679
Housing units	180	214
Homeownership rate	89.8%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake George	Nevis
Population	277 → 245 (-11.6%)	403 → 452 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$59,500 → $68,500 (+15.1%)	$42,679 → $53,889 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $222,500 (+31.8%)	$97,500 → $167,600 (+71.9%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $1,025 (+47.3%)	$716 → $679 (-5.2%)

Lake George

Population

277245

Median household income

$59,500$68,500

Median home value

$168,800$222,500

Median gross rent

$696$1,025

Nevis

Population

403452

Median household income

$42,679$53,889

Median home value

$97,500$167,600

Median gross rent

$716$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake George	Nevis
Under 5	6.5%	10.6%
5 to 17	6.9%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	6.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	8.4%
45 to 54	19.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	18.4%
65 to 74	20.4%	11.5%
75 and over	13.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake George	Nevis
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake George	Nevis
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	36.3%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake George	Nevis
Drove alone	66.3%	90.8%
Carpooled	16.8%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake George	Nevis
1-unit, detached	83.3%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Lake George	Nevis
Poverty rate	7.8%	8.8%
Average household size	2.78	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1982	1963