Lester Prairie

Population: 1,848
Median household income: $87,188
Median home value: $217,000

Lester Prairie, a community in McLeod County, Minnesota, has 1,848 residents. The median household income of $87,188 is above the McLeod County median ($78,468).

From 2019 to 2023, Lester Prairie's population declined 6.7% from 1,981 to 1,848, while its median home value rose 44.9% from $149,800 to $217,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,848
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,188
Median home value: $217,000
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 727
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9811,848

Median household income

$59,688$87,188

Median home value

$149,800$217,000

Median gross rent

$543$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,981	$59,688	$149,800	$543
2020	1,719	$63,000	$159,000	$576
2021	1,787	$75,125	$177,600	$586
2022	1,918	$81,597	$202,500	$665
2023	1,848	$87,188	$217,000	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	7.0%
5 to 17	420	22.7%
18 to 24	149	8.1%
25 to 34	211	11.4%
35 to 44	327	17.7%
45 to 54	156	8.4%
55 to 64	213	11.5%
65 to 74	138	7.5%
75 and over	104	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,468	79.4%
Black or African American	7	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	325	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's42.2%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	9.1%
High school graduate	378	32.9%
Some college or associate's	485	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	152	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	753	74.5%
Carpooled	95	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	47	4.6%
Bicycle	4	0.4%
Worked from home	109	10.8%
Other means	3	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	198	22.0%
15 to 29 min	269	29.8%
30 to 44 min	177	19.6%
45 to 59 min	113	12.5%
60+ min	145	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.3% (97 of 1,837)

	Count	Share
Family households	473	66.6%
Nonfamily households	237	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	710	97.7%
Vacant	17	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	609	85.8%
Renter-occupied	101	14.2%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	586	80.6%
1-unit, attached	34	4.7%
2 to 4 units	45	6.2%
5 to 19 units	49	6.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2736728
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.8833, -94.0370