La Prairie

Population: 621
Median household income: $75,192
Median home value: $202,300

Located in Itasca County, Minnesota, La Prairie is a community with a population of 621. The median household income of $75,192 is above the Itasca County median ($66,380).

From 2019 to 2023, La Prairie's population declined 32.5% from 920 to 621, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $146,000 to $202,300.

Owners occupy 87.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 621
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $75,192
Median home value: $202,300
Median gross rent: $1,542
Housing units: 240
Homeownership rate: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

920621

Median household income

$57,212$75,192

Median home value

$146,000$202,300

Median gross rent

$636$1,542

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	920	$57,212	$146,000	$636
2020	732	$63,929	$154,300	$648
2021	601	$77,500	$171,300	$642
2022	623	$67,917	$188,600	$738
2023	621	$75,192	$202,300	$1,542

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1727.2%

18 to 241.6%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	2.4%
5 to 17	169	27.2%
18 to 24	10	1.6%
25 to 34	39	6.3%
35 to 44	55	8.9%
45 to 54	87	14.0%
55 to 64	69	11.1%
65 to 74	105	16.9%
75 and over	72	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	543	87.4%
Black or African American	12	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	4	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's48.7%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	1.4%
High school graduate	134	31.4%
Some college or associate's	208	48.7%
Bachelor's degree	61	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	196	80.3%
Carpooled	20	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	8.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	153	68.3%
15 to 29 min	46	20.5%
30 to 44 min	8	3.6%
45 to 59 min	1	0.4%
60+ min	16	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 4.2% (26 of 615)

	Count	Share
Family households	186	77.5%
Nonfamily households	54	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	211	87.9%
Renter-occupied	29	12.1%

1-unit, detached94.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	226	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2735648
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 47.2300, -93.4914