Battle Lake vs Pelican Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Battle Lake and Pelican Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pelican Rapids has the higher population (2,589 vs 794 in Battle Lake). Pelican Rapids has the higher median household income ($65,482 vs $58,125 in Battle Lake). Battle Lake has the higher median home value ($221,000 vs $177,700 in Pelican Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
Population	794	2,589
Median age	55.8 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$65,482
Median home value	$221,000	$177,700
Median gross rent	$920	$349
Housing units	479	1,083
Homeownership rate	62.5%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
Population	670 → 794 (+18.5%)	2,487 → 2,589 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$40,667 → $58,125 (+42.9%)	$43,971 → $65,482 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$132,600 → $221,000 (+66.7%)	$109,000 → $177,700 (+63.0%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $920 (+29.9%)	$388 → $349 (-10.1%)

Battle Lake

Population

670794

Median household income

$40,667$58,125

Median home value

$132,600$221,000

Median gross rent

$708$920

Pelican Rapids

Population

2,4872,589

Median household income

$43,971$65,482

Median home value

$109,000$177,700

Median gross rent

$388$349

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
Under 5	2.0%	9.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	6.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	16.1%	7.2%
75 and over	21.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	60.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
No high school diploma	4.0%	23.4%
High school graduate	31.8%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
Drove alone	88.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	0.7%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
1-unit, detached	72.2%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	16.3%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	9.0%
20 or more units	8.1%	20.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Battle Lake	Pelican Rapids
Poverty rate	5.3%	17.1%
Average household size	2.01	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1973	1972