White Bear Lake

Population: 24,026
Median household income: $79,712
Median home value: $318,000

White Bear Lake, a community in Ramsey County, Minnesota, has 24,026 residents. The median household income of $79,712 is in line with the Ramsey County median ($81,004).

Between 2019 and 2023, White Bear Lake's population declined 6.4% from 25,673 to 24,026, while its median home value rose 40.7% from $226,000 to $318,000.

7.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.26 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,026
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $79,712
Median home value: $318,000
Median gross rent: $1,540
Housing units: 10,937
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,67324,026

Median household income

$71,709$79,712

Median home value

$226,000$318,000

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,540

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,673	$71,709	$226,000	$1,134
2020	25,718	$70,981	$241,400	$1,215
2021	24,520	$75,963	$256,100	$1,341
2022	24,317	$79,699	$294,500	$1,460
2023	24,026	$79,712	$318,000	$1,540

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,660	6.9%
5 to 17	3,503	14.6%
18 to 24	1,940	8.1%
25 to 34	2,759	11.5%
35 to 44	2,649	11.0%
45 to 54	2,776	11.6%
55 to 64	3,584	14.9%
65 to 74	3,078	12.8%
75 and over	2,077	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,638	81.7%
Black or African American	722	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	1,158	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	74	0.3%
Two or more races	947	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,481	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree28.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	645	3.8%
High school graduate	3,990	23.6%
Some college or associate's	5,504	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,848	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,936	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,426	72.7%
Carpooled	671	5.8%
Public transit	78	0.7%
Walked	178	1.5%
Bicycle	13	0.1%
Worked from home	2,139	18.5%
Other means	88	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,420	25.6%
15 to 29 min	4,457	47.1%
30 to 44 min	1,819	19.2%
45 to 59 min	520	5.5%
60+ min	238	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 7.8% (1,860 of 23,729)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,209	59.5%
Nonfamily households	4,229	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,438	95.4%
Vacant	499	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,826	65.4%
Renter-occupied	3,612	34.6%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached10.8%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units21.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,463	59.1%
1-unit, attached	1,182	10.8%
2 to 4 units	277	2.5%
5 to 19 units	633	5.8%
20 or more units	2,382	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2769970
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 45.0652, -93.0129