Chandler vs The Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Chandler and The Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

The Lakes has the higher population (666 vs 322 in Chandler). The Lakes has the higher median household income ($88,929 vs $77,188 in Chandler). The Lakes has the higher median home value ($391,900 vs $102,900 in Chandler).

Population, income & housing

	Chandler	The Lakes
Population	322	666
Median age	40.4 yrs	63.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,188	$88,929
Median home value	$102,900	$391,900
Median gross rent	$823	—
Housing units	127	780
Homeownership rate	65.3%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chandler	The Lakes
Population	320 → 322 (+0.6%)	631 → 666 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$60,917 → $77,188 (+26.7%)	$82,500 → $88,929 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$61,900 → $102,900 (+66.2%)	$331,000 → $391,900 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $823 (+2.5%)	—

Chandler

Population

320322

Median household income

$60,917$77,188

Median home value

$61,900$102,900

Median gross rent

$803$823

The Lakes

Population

631666

Median household income

$82,500$88,929

Median home value

$331,000$391,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chandler	The Lakes
Under 5	5.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	22.0%	8.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	2.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	2.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	5.0%
45 to 54	20.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	25.7%
65 to 74	3.4%	28.7%
75 and over	9.6%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chandler	The Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	53.1%	94.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	42.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chandler	The Lakes
No high school diploma	34.6%	1.2%
High school graduate	25.6%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chandler	The Lakes
Drove alone	61.3%	72.9%
Carpooled	19.7%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	15.3%
Other means	1.2%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chandler	The Lakes
1-unit, detached	81.1%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Chandler	The Lakes
Poverty rate	16.3%	3.5%
Average household size	2.60	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	10	33
Median year structure built	1970	1984