Big Lake

Population: 12,115
Median household income: $113,333
Median home value: $291,700

Big Lake is a community in Sherburne County, Minnesota, home to 12,115 residents. At $113,333, its median household income sits above Sherburne County's $102,965.

Between 2019 and 2023, Big Lake's population grew 11.6% from 10,856 to 12,115, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $193,000 to $291,700.

The median resident is 31.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,115
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $113,333
Median home value: $291,700
Median gross rent: $1,417
Housing units: 4,075
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,85612,115

Median household income

$80,889$113,333

Median home value

$193,000$291,700

Median gross rent

$972$1,417

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,856	$80,889	$193,000	$972
2020	11,085	$88,569	$209,900	$1,162
2021	11,614	$93,524	$226,600	$1,229
2022	11,857	$100,188	$266,600	$1,282
2023	12,115	$113,333	$291,700	$1,417

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 743.0%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	823	6.8%
5 to 17	2,641	21.8%
18 to 24	1,528	12.6%
25 to 34	1,456	12.0%
35 to 44	1,870	15.4%
45 to 54	1,690	13.9%
55 to 64	1,429	11.8%
65 to 74	359	3.0%
75 and over	319	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,409	85.9%
Black or African American	377	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	102	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	391	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	818	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's38.8%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	341	4.8%
High school graduate	2,101	29.5%
Some college or associate's	2,764	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,503	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	414	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,360	76.1%
Carpooled	910	12.9%
Public transit	85	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	616	8.8%
Other means	61	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,210	18.8%
15 to 29 min	1,607	25.0%
30 to 44 min	1,653	25.7%
45 to 59 min	1,334	20.8%
60+ min	620	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 5.1% (612 of 12,093)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,159	79.6%
Nonfamily households	811	20.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,970	97.4%
Vacant	105	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,440	86.6%
Renter-occupied	530	13.4%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,452	84.7%
1-unit, attached	143	3.5%
2 to 4 units	131	3.2%
5 to 19 units	80	2.0%
20 or more units	141	3.5%
Mobile home & other	128	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2705752
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.93 sq mi
Center point: 45.3424, -93.7430