Twin Lakes vs Waubun

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

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

Waubun has the higher population (393 vs 231 in Twin Lakes). Twin Lakes has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $51,667 in Waubun). Twin Lakes has the higher median home value ($227,500 vs $75,000 in Waubun).

Population, income & housing

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
Population	231	393
Median age	36.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$51,667
Median home value	$227,500	$75,000
Median gross rent	—	$670
Housing units	204	165
Homeownership rate	92.3%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	16.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
Population	235 → 231 (-1.7%)	433 → 393 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$57,222 → $63,125 (+10.3%)	$52,250 → $51,667 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$192,500 → $227,500 (+18.2%)	$70,500 → $75,000 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $670 (+9.3%)

Twin Lakes

Population

235231

Median household income

$57,222$63,125

Median home value

$192,500$227,500

Waubun

Population

433393

Median household income

$52,250$51,667

Median home value

$70,500$75,000

Median gross rent

$613$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
Under 5	3.9%	10.7%
5 to 17	26.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	12.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	4.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	3.0%	6.4%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	14.0%
75 and over	7.4%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
White (non-Hispanic)	16.9%	32.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58.9%	41.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.6%	26.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
No high school diploma	14.3%	10.1%
High school graduate	30.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
Drove alone	74.7%	71.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.7%
Public transit	5.3%	1.3%
Walked	4.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	9.4%
Other means	4.0%	5.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
1-unit, detached	88.2%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Twin Lakes	Waubun
Poverty rate	32.6%	16.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1982	1971