Rice Lake

Population: 232
Median household income: $41,625
Median home value: $21,500

Rice Lake is a community in Clearwater County, Minnesota, home to 232 residents. Its median household income of $41,625 runs below the Clearwater County figure of $64,934.

From 2019 to 2023, Rice Lake's population declined 18.3% from 284 to 232, while its median home value fell 69.3% from $70,000 to $21,500.

Owners occupy 58.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 232
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,625
Median home value: $21,500
Median gross rent: $575
Housing units: 90
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Unemployment rate: 15.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

284232

Median household income

$33,250$41,625

Median home value

$70,000$21,500

Median gross rent

$400$575

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	284	$33,250	$70,000	$400
2020	267	$47,782	$19,800	$438
2021	262	$37,917	$30,400	$481
2022	272	$43,333	$30,000	$592
2023	232	$41,625	$21,500	$575

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

Age distribution

Under 512.5%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 543.4%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7417.7%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	12.5%
5 to 17	51	22.0%
18 to 24	16	6.9%
25 to 34	24	10.3%
35 to 44	29	12.5%
45 to 54	8	3.4%
55 to 64	30	12.9%
65 to 74	41	17.7%
75 and over	4	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26	11.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	179	77.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate52.2%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	14.7%
High school graduate	71	52.2%
Some college or associate's	40	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled18.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37	67.3%
Carpooled	10	18.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	12.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	25.0%
15 to 29 min	16	33.3%
30 to 44 min	7	14.6%
45 to 59 min	13	27.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 40.5% (94 of 232)

	Count	Share
Family households	61	75.3%
Nonfamily households	20	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	81	90.0%
Vacant	9	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47	58.0%
Renter-occupied	34	42.0%

1-unit, detached82.2%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74	82.2%
1-unit, attached	3	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2754056
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 47.3883, -95.5244