Lake George vs Park Rapids

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

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

Park Rapids has the higher population (4,226 vs 245 in Lake George). Lake George has the higher median household income ($68,500 vs $45,800 in Park Rapids). Lake George has the higher median home value ($222,500 vs $218,500 in Park Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Lake George	Park Rapids
Population	245	4,226
Median age	51.8 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,500	$45,800
Median home value	$222,500	$218,500
Median gross rent	$1,025	$912
Housing units	180	2,098
Homeownership rate	89.8%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake George	Park Rapids
Population	277 → 245 (-11.6%)	4,054 → 4,226 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$59,500 → $68,500 (+15.1%)	$34,973 → $45,800 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $222,500 (+31.8%)	$144,900 → $218,500 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $1,025 (+47.3%)	$572 → $912 (+59.4%)

Lake George

Population

277245

Median household income

$59,500$68,500

Median home value

$168,800$222,500

Median gross rent

$696$1,025

Park Rapids

Population

4,0544,226

Median household income

$34,973$45,800

Median home value

$144,900$218,500

Median gross rent

$572$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake George	Park Rapids
Under 5	6.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	6.9%	14.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	19.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	20.4%	14.4%
75 and over	13.5%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake George	Park Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.7%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake George	Park Rapids
No high school diploma	2.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	36.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake George	Park Rapids
Drove alone	66.3%	76.0%
Carpooled	16.8%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	1.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	15.8%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake George	Park Rapids
1-unit, detached	83.3%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	24.7%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Lake George	Park Rapids
Poverty rate	7.8%	13.4%
Average household size	2.78	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1982	1981