Askov vs Sturgeon Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Askov and Sturgeon Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sturgeon Lake has the higher population (526 vs 333 in Askov). Sturgeon Lake has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $34,464 in Askov). Sturgeon Lake has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $129,200 in Askov).

Population, income & housing

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
Population	333	526
Median age	45.2 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$34,464	$77,500
Median home value	$129,200	$190,600
Median gross rent	$388	$1,038
Housing units	199	233
Homeownership rate	55.3%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
Population	359 → 333 (-7.2%)	438 → 526 (+20.1%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $34,464 (-23.8%)	$62,500 → $77,500 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $129,200 (+20.1%)	$135,200 → $190,600 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$358 → $388 (+8.4%)	$850 → $1,038 (+22.1%)

Askov

Population

359333

Median household income

$45,250$34,464

Median home value

$107,600$129,200

Median gross rent

$358$388

Sturgeon Lake

Population

438526

Median household income

$62,500$77,500

Median home value

$135,200$190,600

Median gross rent

$850$1,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
Under 5	5.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	12.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	6.6%	6.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.4%
45 to 54	17.4%	27.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.3%
75 and over	9.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
No high school diploma	16.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	39.5%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
Drove alone	85.0%	60.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	33.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
1-unit, detached	58.8%	51.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	28.1%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	36.9%

Poverty & households

	Askov	Sturgeon Lake
Poverty rate	22.0%	6.5%
Average household size	1.86	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	39	20
Median year structure built	1956	1993