McKinley vs Nett Lake

A side-by-side comparison of McKinley and Nett Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nett Lake has the higher population (183 vs 99 in McKinley). McKinley has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $35,000 in Nett Lake).

Population, income & housing

	McKinley	Nett Lake
Population	99	183
Median age	63.3 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$35,000
Median home value	$125,000	—
Median gross rent	—	$842
Housing units	60	105
Homeownership rate	94.3%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKinley	Nett Lake
Population	134 → 99 (-26.1%)	249 → 183 (-26.5%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $56,250 (+45.2%)	$29,583 → $35,000 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $125,000 (+83.0%)	$50,000 → $77,500 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$596 → $842 (+41.3%)

McKinley

Population

13499

Median household income

$38,750$56,250

Median home value

$68,300$125,000

Nett Lake

Population

249183

Median household income

$29,583$35,000

Median home value

$50,000$77,500

Median gross rent

$596$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKinley	Nett Lake
Under 5	2.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	21.3%
18 to 24	3.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	5.1%	8.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	2.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	43.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	14.1%	5.5%
75 and over	8.1%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKinley	Nett Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	4.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	94.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKinley	Nett Lake
No high school diploma	2.5%	20.5%
High school graduate	22.5%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKinley	Nett Lake
Drove alone	98.0%	67.9%
Carpooled	2.0%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.8%
Walked	0.0%	20.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKinley	Nett Lake
1-unit, detached	83.3%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	McKinley	Nett Lake
Poverty rate	10.2%	20.2%
Average household size	1.87	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1971	1995