Red Lake

Population: 1,506
Median household income: $55,092
Median home value: $136,000

Located in Beltrami County, Minnesota, Red Lake is a community with a population of 1,506. Its median household income of $55,092 runs below the Beltrami County figure of $67,257.

Between 2019 and 2023, Red Lake's population declined 15.7% from 1,787 to 1,506, while its median home value rose 95.1% from $69,700 to $136,000.

The median resident is 28.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 31.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,506
Median age: 28.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,092
Median home value: $136,000
Median gross rent: $426
Housing units: 512
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7871,506

Median household income

$40,250$55,092

Median home value

$69,700$136,000

Median gross rent

$568$426

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,787	$40,250	$69,700	$568
2020	1,593	$44,318	$97,300	$486
2021	1,526	$50,494	—	$490
2022	1,435	$52,929	$137,800	$483
2023	1,506	$55,092	$136,000	$426

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1731.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 743.7%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	8.2%
5 to 17	480	31.9%
18 to 24	96	6.4%
25 to 34	219	14.5%
35 to 44	205	13.6%
45 to 54	135	9.0%
55 to 64	168	11.2%
65 to 74	55	3.7%
75 and over	24	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	72	4.8%
Black or African American	6	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,428	94.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's51.0%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	130	16.1%
High school graduate	182	22.6%
Some college or associate's	411	51.0%
Bachelor's degree	41	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 9 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit7.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	378	80.4%
Carpooled	37	7.9%
Public transit	37	7.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	395	87.4%
15 to 29 min	44	9.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	13	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 40.9% (588 of 1,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	308	64.8%
Nonfamily households	167	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	475	92.8%
Vacant	37	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	295	62.1%
Renter-occupied	180	37.9%

1-unit, detached97.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	498	97.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2753458
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 47.8699, -95.0050