Mahnomen vs Twin Lakes

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

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

Mahnomen has the higher population (1,116 vs 231 in Twin Lakes). Twin Lakes has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $43,854 in Mahnomen). Twin Lakes has the higher median home value ($227,500 vs $83,000 in Mahnomen).

Population, income & housing

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
Population	1,116	231
Median age	40.4 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,854	$63,125
Median home value	$83,000	$227,500
Median gross rent	$755	—
Housing units	488	204
Homeownership rate	56.7%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
Population	1,288 → 1,116 (-13.4%)	235 → 231 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $43,854 (+15.3%)	$57,222 → $63,125 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $83,000 (+16.4%)	$192,500 → $227,500 (+18.2%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $755 (+14.9%)	—

Mahnomen

Population

1,2881,116

Median household income

$38,021$43,854

Median home value

$71,300$83,000

Median gross rent

$657$755

Twin Lakes

Population

235231

Median household income

$57,222$63,125

Median home value

$192,500$227,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
Under 5	9.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	20.2%	26.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	12.6%
25 to 34	10.6%	4.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	3.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	14.3%
75 and over	11.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	39.8%	16.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39.6%	58.9%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.8%	18.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
No high school diploma	15.2%	14.3%
High school graduate	37.8%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
Drove alone	73.0%	74.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	5.3%
Walked	11.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
1-unit, detached	70.7%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Mahnomen	Twin Lakes
Poverty rate	20.6%	32.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	14	27
Median year structure built	1959	1982