Lake Wilson vs Slayton

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Wilson and Slayton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Slayton has the higher population (2,089 vs 227 in Lake Wilson). Slayton has the higher median household income ($65,724 vs $59,375 in Lake Wilson). Slayton has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $92,800 in Lake Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
Population	227	2,089
Median age	57.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$65,724
Median home value	$92,800	$160,400
Median gross rent	$750	$718
Housing units	140	1,047
Homeownership rate	94.2%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
Population	222 → 227 (+2.3%)	2,002 → 2,089 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $59,375 (+18.8%)	$49,474 → $65,724 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $92,800 (+62.0%)	$93,100 → $160,400 (+72.3%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $750 (+18.9%)	$488 → $718 (+47.1%)

Lake Wilson

Population

222227

Median household income

$50,000$59,375

Median home value

$57,300$92,800

Median gross rent

$631$750

Slayton

Population

2,0022,089

Median household income

$49,474$65,724

Median home value

$93,100$160,400

Median gross rent

$488$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
Under 5	3.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	10.6%	18.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	7.9%
55 to 64	21.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	18.1%	11.6%
75 and over	12.8%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
No high school diploma	5.9%	10.4%
High school graduate	37.2%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
Drove alone	87.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	0.9%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.1%
Other means	2.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
1-unit, detached	92.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lake Wilson	Slayton
Poverty rate	13.2%	11.5%
Average household size	1.89	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1954	1966