Battle Lake

Population: 794
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $221,000

Battle Lake, a community in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, has 794 residents. Its median household income of $58,125 runs below the Otter Tail County figure of $70,912.

Between 2019 and 2023, Battle Lake's population grew 18.5% from 670 to 794, while its median home value rose 66.7% from $132,600 to $221,000.

Owners occupy 62.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 55.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 794
Median age: 55.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $221,000
Median gross rent: $920
Housing units: 479
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

670794

Median household income

$40,667$58,125

Median home value

$132,600$221,000

Median gross rent

$708$920

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	670	$40,667	$132,600	$708
2020	639	$47,321	$156,300	$808
2021	654	$52,039	$168,100	$650
2022	744	$57,917	$222,200	$919
2023	794	$58,125	$221,000	$920

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over21.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	2.0%
5 to 17	120	15.1%
18 to 24	39	4.9%
25 to 34	87	11.0%
35 to 44	80	10.1%
45 to 54	52	6.5%
55 to 64	104	13.1%
65 to 74	128	16.1%
75 and over	168	21.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	720	90.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's38.8%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	4.0%
High school graduate	197	31.8%
Some college or associate's	240	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	102	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	55	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	268	88.7%
Carpooled	2	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	6.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	120	41.4%
15 to 29 min	63	21.7%
30 to 44 min	93	32.1%
45 to 59 min	10	3.4%
60+ min	4	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 5.3% (39 of 732)

	Count	Share
Family households	181	49.6%
Nonfamily households	184	50.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	365	76.2%
Vacant	114	23.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	228	62.5%
Renter-occupied	137	37.5%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	346	72.2%
1-unit, attached	10	2.1%
2 to 4 units	19	4.0%
5 to 19 units	65	13.6%
20 or more units	39	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2703970
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.2849, -95.7187