Detroit Lakes

Population: 10,002
Median household income: $62,123
Median home value: $246,200

Located in Becker County, Minnesota, Detroit Lakes is a community with a population of 10,002. Its median household income of $62,123 runs below the Becker County figure of $71,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, Detroit Lakes's population grew 8.8% from 9,197 to 10,002, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $190,600 to $246,200.

The median resident is 41.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,002
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,123
Median home value: $246,200
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 5,108
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,19710,002

Median household income

$49,173$62,123

Median home value

$190,600$246,200

Median gross rent

$742$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,197	$49,173	$190,600	$742
2020	9,229	$51,185	$188,500	$760
2021	9,717	$57,229	$208,600	$823
2022	9,966	$60,317	$241,100	$894
2023	10,002	$62,123	$246,200	$925

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	650	6.5%
5 to 17	1,565	15.6%
18 to 24	851	8.5%
25 to 34	1,223	12.2%
35 to 44	1,119	11.2%
45 to 54	803	8.0%
55 to 64	1,321	13.2%
65 to 74	1,208	12.1%
75 and over	1,262	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,204	92.0%
Black or African American	65	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	237	2.4%
Asian	30	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	450	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	449	6.5%
High school graduate	1,718	24.8%
Some college or associate's	2,520	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,461	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	788	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,423	75.5%
Carpooled	405	8.9%
Public transit	77	1.7%
Walked	303	6.7%
Bicycle	29	0.6%
Worked from home	250	5.5%
Other means	46	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,098	72.3%
15 to 29 min	647	15.1%
30 to 44 min	202	4.7%
45 to 59 min	137	3.2%
60+ min	199	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 10.2% (969 of 9,546)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,298	51.2%
Nonfamily households	2,187	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,485	87.8%
Vacant	623	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,671	59.6%
Renter-occupied	1,814	40.4%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units15.1%

20 or more units13.4%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,135	61.4%
1-unit, attached	230	4.5%
2 to 4 units	169	3.3%
5 to 19 units	772	15.1%
20 or more units	683	13.4%
Mobile home & other	119	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2715832
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 5.62 sq mi
Center point: 46.8076, -95.8466