Battle Lake vs Underwood

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

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

Battle Lake has the higher population (794 vs 437 in Underwood). Underwood has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $58,125 in Battle Lake). Battle Lake has the higher median home value ($221,000 vs $168,800 in Underwood).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Lake	Underwood
Population	794	437
Median age	55.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$73,750
Median home value	$221,000	$168,800
Median gross rent	$920	$1,016
Housing units	479	205
Homeownership rate	62.5%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Lake	Underwood
Population	670 → 794 (+18.5%)	380 → 437 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$40,667 → $58,125 (+42.9%)	$46,042 → $73,750 (+60.2%)
Median home value	$132,600 → $221,000 (+66.7%)	$95,400 → $168,800 (+76.9%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $920 (+29.9%)	$725 → $1,016 (+40.1%)

Battle Lake

Population

670794

Median household income

$40,667$58,125

Median home value

$132,600$221,000

Median gross rent

$708$920

Underwood

Population

380437

Median household income

$46,042$73,750

Median home value

$95,400$168,800

Median gross rent

$725$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Lake	Underwood
Under 5	2.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	21.3%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	18.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	6.9%
65 to 74	16.1%	11.2%
75 and over	21.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Lake	Underwood
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Lake	Underwood
No high school diploma	4.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	31.8%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Lake	Underwood
Drove alone	88.7%	83.9%
Carpooled	0.7%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Lake	Underwood
1-unit, detached	72.2%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	3.9%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Battle Lake	Underwood
Poverty rate	5.3%	14.0%
Average household size	2.01	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1973	1960