Lonsdale

Population: 4,789
Median household income: $91,719
Median home value: $327,100

Located in Rice County, Minnesota, Lonsdale is a community with a population of 4,789. At $91,719, its median household income sits above Rice County's $82,792.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lonsdale's population grew 19.4% from 4,010 to 4,789, while its median home value rose 61.7% from $202,300 to $327,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.9% of the population. 77.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,789
Median age: 30.0 yrs
Median household income: $91,719
Median home value: $327,100
Median gross rent: $1,293
Housing units: 1,576
Homeownership rate: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0104,789

Median household income

$90,509$91,719

Median home value

$202,300$327,100

Median gross rent

$1,537$1,293

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,010	$90,509	$202,300	$1,537
2020	4,102	$95,398	$234,300	$1,204
2021	4,608	$91,023	$244,800	$1,312
2022	4,727	$95,265	$298,100	$1,351
2023	4,789	$91,719	$327,100	$1,293

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

Age distribution

Under 511.5%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	552	11.5%
5 to 17	1,105	23.1%
18 to 24	350	7.3%
25 to 34	860	18.0%
35 to 44	782	16.3%
45 to 54	357	7.5%
55 to 64	338	7.1%
65 to 74	292	6.1%
75 and over	153	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,594	95.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	140	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's44.9%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	3.5%
High school graduate	778	28.0%
Some college or associate's	1,249	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	552	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	107	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,820	77.2%
Carpooled	306	13.0%
Public transit	26	1.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	206	8.7%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	134	6.2%
15 to 29 min	647	30.1%
30 to 44 min	847	39.3%
45 to 59 min	338	15.7%
60+ min	187	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 1.4% (67 of 4,770)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,241	78.7%
Nonfamily households	335	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,576	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,372	87.1%
Renter-occupied	204	12.9%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,393	88.4%
1-unit, attached	100	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	69	4.4%
20 or more units	14	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2738150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.4776, -93.4242