Mountain Lake

Population: 1,833
Median household income: $59,115
Median home value: $118,900

Mountain Lake is a community in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, home to 1,833 residents. The median household income of $59,115 is below the Cottonwood County median ($68,239).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mountain Lake's population declined 12.4% from 2,092 to 1,833, while its median home value rose 58.3% from $75,100 to $118,900.

81.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1965.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,833
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $59,115
Median home value: $118,900
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 758
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0921,833

Median household income

$40,054$59,115

Median home value

$75,100$118,900

Median gross rent

$702$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,092	$40,054	$75,100	$702
2020	2,022	$40,129	$82,300	$559
2021	1,952	$44,821	$93,200	$581
2022	1,900	$54,107	$115,400	$581
2023	1,833	$59,115	$118,900	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1725.8%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	6.8%
5 to 17	472	25.8%
18 to 24	160	8.7%
25 to 34	177	9.7%
35 to 44	199	10.9%
45 to 54	180	9.8%
55 to 64	190	10.4%
65 to 74	199	10.9%
75 and over	132	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,192	65.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	2.0%
Asian	239	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	337	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	10.4%
High school graduate	348	32.3%
Some college or associate's	381	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	188	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	48	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	507	68.3%
Carpooled	110	14.8%
Public transit	7	0.9%
Walked	17	2.3%
Bicycle	8	1.1%
Worked from home	85	11.5%
Other means	8	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	444	67.6%
15 to 29 min	113	17.2%
30 to 44 min	69	10.5%
45 to 59 min	14	2.1%
60+ min	17	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 17.4% (309 of 1,773)

	Count	Share
Family households	483	67.7%
Nonfamily households	230	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	713	94.1%
Vacant	45	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	524	73.5%
Renter-occupied	189	26.5%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	618	81.5%
1-unit, attached	11	1.5%
2 to 4 units	43	5.7%
5 to 19 units	43	5.7%
20 or more units	43	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2744566
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.9401, -94.9277