Lake Wilson vs The Lakes

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

Lake Wilson 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 227 in Lake Wilson). The Lakes has the higher median household income ($88,929 vs $59,375 in Lake Wilson). The Lakes has the higher median home value ($391,900 vs $92,800 in Lake Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
Population	227	666
Median age	57.6 yrs	63.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$88,929
Median home value	$92,800	$391,900
Median gross rent	$750	—
Housing units	140	780
Homeownership rate	94.2%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
Population	222 → 227 (+2.3%)	631 → 666 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $59,375 (+18.8%)	$82,500 → $88,929 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $92,800 (+62.0%)	$331,000 → $391,900 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $750 (+18.9%)	—

Lake Wilson

Population

222227

Median household income

$50,000$59,375

Median home value

$57,300$92,800

Median gross rent

$631$750

The Lakes

Population

631666

Median household income

$82,500$88,929

Median home value

$331,000$391,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
Under 5	3.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	10.6%	8.3%
18 to 24	3.1%	2.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	2.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	5.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	21.6%	25.7%
65 to 74	18.1%	28.7%
75 and over	12.8%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.2%
High school graduate	37.2%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
Drove alone	87.5%	72.9%
Carpooled	0.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	15.3%
Other means	2.7%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
1-unit, detached	92.1%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Lake Wilson	The Lakes
Poverty rate	13.2%	3.5%
Average household size	1.89	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1954	1984