Ham Lake

Population: 16,575
Median household income: $116,845
Median home value: $430,100

Located in Anoka County, Minnesota, Ham Lake is a community with a population of 16,575. The median household income of $116,845 is above the Anoka County median ($98,764).

From 2019 to 2023, Ham Lake's population held roughly steady from 16,434 to 16,575, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $306,700 to $430,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,575
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $116,845
Median home value: $430,100
Median gross rent: $1,319
Housing units: 6,024
Homeownership rate: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,43416,575

Median household income

$103,655$116,845

Median home value

$306,700$430,100

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,319

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,434	$103,655	$306,700	$1,089
2020	16,630	$99,736	$325,400	$1,115
2021	16,389	$107,000	$347,500	$1,250
2022	16,489	$112,854	$409,600	$1,288
2023	16,575	$116,845	$430,100	$1,319

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,016	6.1%
5 to 17	2,780	16.8%
18 to 24	1,300	7.8%
25 to 34	1,521	9.2%
35 to 44	2,152	13.0%
45 to 54	2,362	14.3%
55 to 64	2,585	15.6%
65 to 74	2,102	12.7%
75 and over	757	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,092	91.1%
Black or African American	83	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	601	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	406	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	370	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	484	4.2%
High school graduate	2,940	25.6%
Some college or associate's	3,930	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,929	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,196	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,604	80.2%
Carpooled	380	4.6%
Public transit	44	0.5%
Walked	10	0.1%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	1,136	13.8%
Other means	55	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	819	11.5%
15 to 29 min	2,349	33.1%
30 to 44 min	2,559	36.0%
45 to 59 min	792	11.2%
60+ min	584	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 4.1% (673 of 16,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,674	78.8%
Nonfamily households	1,258	21.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,932	98.5%
Vacant	92	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,647	95.2%
Renter-occupied	285	4.8%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,080	84.3%
1-unit, attached	420	7.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	130	2.2%
Mobile home & other	394	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2726738
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 1.45 sq mi
Center point: 45.2539, -93.1948