Koochiching County vs Lake County

A side-by-side comparison of Koochiching County and Lake County: population, income, housing, and more.

Koochiching County and Lake County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Koochiching County has the higher population (11,950 vs 10,911 in Lake County). Lake County has the higher median household income ($75,621 vs $69,115 in Koochiching County). Lake County has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $143,700 in Koochiching County).

Population, income & housing

	Koochiching County	Lake County
Population	11,950	10,911
Median age	50.5 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,115	$75,621
Median home value	$143,700	$222,900
Median gross rent	$774	$1,026
Housing units	7,418	7,405
Homeownership rate	82.0%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Koochiching County	Lake County
Population	12,515 → 11,950 (-4.5%)	10,560 → 10,911 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$50,870 → $69,115 (+35.9%)	$61,452 → $75,621 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $143,700 (+32.6%)	$174,700 → $222,900 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $774 (+15.9%)	$662 → $1,026 (+55.0%)

Koochiching County

Population

12,51511,950

Median household income

$50,870$69,115

Median home value

$108,400$143,700

Median gross rent

$668$774

Lake County

Population

10,56010,911

Median household income

$61,452$75,621

Median home value

$174,700$222,900

Median gross rent

$662$1,026

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Koochiching County	Lake County
Under 5	4.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	9.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	16.6%	16.0%
75 and over	11.0%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Koochiching County	Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Koochiching County	Lake County
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	31.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Koochiching County	Lake County
Drove alone	71.0%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	4.6%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.2%	10.9%
Other means	2.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Koochiching County	Lake County
1-unit, detached	81.9%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	3.1%
20 or more units	3.6%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Koochiching County	Lake County
Poverty rate	10.7%	8.3%
Average household size	2.03	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1973	1970