Battle Lake vs Perham

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

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

Perham has the higher population (3,577 vs 794 in Battle Lake). Battle Lake has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $47,088 in Perham). Battle Lake has the higher median home value ($221,000 vs $186,000 in Perham).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Lake	Perham
Population	794	3,577
Median age	55.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$47,088
Median home value	$221,000	$186,000
Median gross rent	$920	$813
Housing units	479	1,584
Homeownership rate	62.5%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Lake	Perham
Population	670 → 794 (+18.5%)	3,432 → 3,577 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$40,667 → $58,125 (+42.9%)	$46,128 → $47,088 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$132,600 → $221,000 (+66.7%)	$145,000 → $186,000 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $920 (+29.9%)	$705 → $813 (+15.3%)

Battle Lake

Population

670794

Median household income

$40,667$58,125

Median home value

$132,600$221,000

Median gross rent

$708$920

Perham

Population

3,4323,577

Median household income

$46,128$47,088

Median home value

$145,000$186,000

Median gross rent

$705$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Lake	Perham
Under 5	2.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.1%	19.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	6.5%	7.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	7.7%
65 to 74	16.1%	9.8%
75 and over	21.2%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Lake	Perham
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Lake	Perham
No high school diploma	4.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	31.8%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Lake	Perham
Drove alone	88.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	0.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	6.6%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Lake	Perham
1-unit, detached	72.2%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	14.3%
20 or more units	8.1%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Battle Lake	Perham
Poverty rate	5.3%	19.5%
Average household size	2.01	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	12
Median year structure built	1973	1977