Lake St. Croix Beach vs Marine on St. Croix

A side-by-side comparison of Lake St. Croix Beach and Marine on St. Croix: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake St. Croix Beach and Marine on St. Croix are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake St. Croix Beach has the higher population (1,106 vs 712 in Marine on St. Croix). Marine on St. Croix has the higher median household income ($123,750 vs $100,134 in Lake St. Croix Beach). Marine on St. Croix has the higher median home value ($464,100 vs $334,600 in Lake St. Croix Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
Population	1,106	712
Median age	54.1 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$100,134	$123,750
Median home value	$334,600	$464,100
Median gross rent	$963	$2,200
Housing units	531	333
Homeownership rate	95.2%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	69.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
Population	1,058 → 1,106 (+4.5%)	733 → 712 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$80,556 → $100,134 (+24.3%)	$96,250 → $123,750 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$228,600 → $334,600 (+46.4%)	$397,100 → $464,100 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $963 (+11.6%)	$1,286 → $2,200 (+71.1%)

Lake St. Croix Beach

Population

1,0581,106

Median household income

$80,556$100,134

Median home value

$228,600$334,600

Median gross rent

$863$963

Marine on St. Croix

Population

733712

Median household income

$96,250$123,750

Median home value

$397,100$464,100

Median gross rent

$1,286$2,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
Under 5	2.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	5.9%	3.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	21.9%	21.6%
65 to 74	23.3%	19.4%
75 and over	3.7%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
No high school diploma	1.5%	0.9%
High school graduate	24.9%	8.2%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	39.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	30.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
Drove alone	81.7%	59.6%
Carpooled	1.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.6%	29.9%
Other means	6.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
1-unit, detached	94.0%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lake St. Croix Beach	Marine on St. Croix
Poverty rate	12.1%	2.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1965	1950