Sturgeon Lake

Population: 526
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $190,600

Sturgeon Lake is a community in Pine County, Minnesota, home to 526 residents. Its median household income of $77,500 runs above the Pine County figure of $69,666.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sturgeon Lake's population grew 20.1% from 438 to 526, while its median home value rose 41.0% from $135,200 to $190,600.

51.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 526
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $77,500
Median home value: $190,600
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 233
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

438526

Median household income

$62,500$77,500

Median home value

$135,200$190,600

Median gross rent

$850$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	438	$62,500	$135,200	$850
2020	409	$67,083	$136,200	$913
2021	410	$85,250	$158,000	$725
2022	445	$71,875	$171,700	$746
2023	526	$77,500	$190,600	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5427.6%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	4.6%
5 to 17	77	14.6%
18 to 24	50	9.5%
25 to 34	34	6.5%
35 to 44	44	8.4%
45 to 54	145	27.6%
55 to 64	62	11.8%
65 to 74	70	13.3%
75 and over	20	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	392	74.5%
Black or African American	80	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	1.7%
Asian	10	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.2%
Two or more races	22	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's43.7%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	6.1%
High school graduate	145	38.7%
Some college or associate's	164	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	41	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone60.8%

Carpooled33.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	166	60.8%
Carpooled	92	33.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	4.4%
Other means	3	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	160	61.3%
15 to 29 min	33	12.6%
30 to 44 min	30	11.5%
45 to 59 min	19	7.3%
60+ min	19	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 6.5% (34 of 526)

	Count	Share
Family households	117	65.0%
Nonfamily households	63	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	180	77.3%
Vacant	53	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145	80.6%
Renter-occupied	35	19.4%

1-unit, detached51.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other36.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	121	51.9%
1-unit, attached	6	2.6%
2 to 4 units	20	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	86	36.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2763220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 46.3903, -92.8221