Becker vs Big Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Becker and Big Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Big Lake has the higher population (12,115 vs 4,958 in Becker). Big Lake has the higher median household income ($113,333 vs $90,188 in Becker). Big Lake has the higher median home value ($291,700 vs $257,600 in Becker).

Population, income & housing

	Becker	Big Lake
Population	4,958	12,115
Median age	32.9 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,188	$113,333
Median home value	$257,600	$291,700
Median gross rent	$859	$1,417
Housing units	1,837	4,075
Homeownership rate	87.2%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Becker	Big Lake
Population	4,844 → 4,958 (+2.4%)	10,856 → 12,115 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$93,498 → $90,188 (-3.5%)	$80,889 → $113,333 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$188,400 → $257,600 (+36.7%)	$193,000 → $291,700 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $859 (-11.4%)	$972 → $1,417 (+45.8%)

Becker

Population

4,8444,958

Median household income

$93,498$90,188

Median home value

$188,400$257,600

Median gross rent

$969$859

Big Lake

Population

10,85612,115

Median household income

$80,889$113,333

Median home value

$193,000$291,700

Median gross rent

$972$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Becker	Big Lake
Under 5	9.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	21.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	16.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	3.0%
75 and over	5.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Becker	Big Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Becker	Big Lake
No high school diploma	3.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	33.8%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Becker	Big Lake
Drove alone	79.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.7%	8.8%
Other means	3.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Becker	Big Lake
1-unit, detached	66.4%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	2.0%
20 or more units	5.6%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Becker	Big Lake
Poverty rate	5.6%	5.1%
Average household size	2.88	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1999	1998