Foreston

Population: 735
Median household income: $94,219
Median home value: $247,900

Located in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, Foreston is a community with a population of 735. At $94,219, its median household income sits above Mille Lacs County's $71,455.

Between 2019 and 2023, Foreston's population grew 56.1% from 471 to 735, while its median home value rose 65.9% from $149,400 to $247,900.

Households average 2.95 people. The median gross rent is $1,167.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 735
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $94,219
Median home value: $247,900
Median gross rent: $1,167
Housing units: 253
Homeownership rate: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

471735

Median household income

$57,000$94,219

Median home value

$149,400$247,900

Median gross rent

$795$1,167

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	471	$57,000	$149,400	$795
2020	600	$72,083	$186,300	$789
2021	638	$78,125	$190,700	$858
2022	693	$86,250	$231,400	$1,000
2023	735	$94,219	$247,900	$1,167

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1729.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5420.1%

55 to 644.2%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	6.1%
5 to 17	220	29.9%
18 to 24	47	6.4%
25 to 34	77	10.5%
35 to 44	107	14.6%
45 to 54	148	20.1%
55 to 64	31	4.2%
65 to 74	33	4.5%
75 and over	27	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	701	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	8	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	8.3%
High school graduate	126	29.8%
Some college or associate's	147	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	62	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	53	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	277	69.3%
Carpooled	39	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	19.8%
Other means	1	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	106	33.0%
15 to 29 min	58	18.1%
30 to 44 min	60	18.7%
45 to 59 min	38	11.8%
60+ min	59	18.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 4.8% (35 of 727)

	Count	Share
Family households	196	78.7%
Nonfamily households	53	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	249	98.4%
Vacant	4	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	223	89.6%
Renter-occupied	26	10.4%

1-unit, detached89.7%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	227	89.7%
1-unit, attached	7	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2	0.8%
5 to 19 units	3	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2721824
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 45.7270, -93.7089