Lake of the Woods County vs Red Lake County

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

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

Red Lake County has the higher population (3,922 vs 3,800 in Lake of the Woods County). Red Lake County has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $70,091 in Lake of the Woods County). Lake of the Woods County has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $157,200 in Red Lake County).

Population, income & housing

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
Population	3,800	3,922
Median age	50.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,091	$77,500
Median home value	$215,000	$157,200
Median gross rent	$867	$628
Housing units	3,457	1,884
Homeownership rate	84.3%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
Population	3,771 → 3,800 (+0.8%)	4,015 → 3,922 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$49,967 → $70,091 (+40.3%)	$58,576 → $77,500 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $215,000 (+32.8%)	$116,000 → $157,200 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $867 (+27.9%)	$554 → $628 (+13.4%)

Lake of the Woods County

Population

3,7713,800

Median household income

$49,967$70,091

Median home value

$161,900$215,000

Median gross rent

$678$867

Red Lake County

Population

4,0153,922

Median household income

$58,576$77,500

Median home value

$116,000$157,200

Median gross rent

$554$628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
Under 5	5.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	16.7%	12.5%
75 and over	8.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	2.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
No high school diploma	3.9%	4.6%
High school graduate	35.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
Drove alone	76.5%	74.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	9.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
1-unit, detached	67.7%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.5%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Lake of the Woods County	Red Lake County
Poverty rate	8.2%	7.8%
Average household size	2.25	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1986	1969