Rice Lake

Population: 4,120
Median household income: $95,347
Median home value: $283,700

Rice Lake, a community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, has 4,120 residents. Its median household income of $95,347 runs above the St. Louis County figure of $69,455.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rice Lake's population held roughly steady from 4,149 to 4,120, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $209,500 to $283,700.

The median gross rent is $1,328. 31.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,120
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $95,347
Median home value: $283,700
Median gross rent: $1,328
Housing units: 1,825
Homeownership rate: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1494,120

Median household income

$77,500$95,347

Median home value

$209,500$283,700

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,328

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,149	$77,500	$209,500	$1,125
2020	4,136	$78,795	$215,800	$1,123
2021	4,114	$84,912	$239,600	$1,432
2022	4,120	$91,442	$273,200	$1,441
2023	4,120	$95,347	$283,700	$1,328

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	208	5.0%
5 to 17	566	13.7%
18 to 24	283	6.9%
25 to 34	380	9.2%
35 to 44	636	15.4%
45 to 54	461	11.2%
55 to 64	607	14.7%
65 to 74	641	15.6%
75 and over	338	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,024	97.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	62	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	138	4.5%
High school graduate	848	27.7%
Some college or associate's	1,107	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	690	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	280	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,620	81.7%
Carpooled	162	8.2%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	69	3.5%
Bicycle	18	0.9%
Worked from home	112	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	431	23.0%
15 to 29 min	953	51.0%
30 to 44 min	338	18.1%
45 to 59 min	79	4.2%
60+ min	69	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 6.8% (279 of 4,112)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,208	70.2%
Nonfamily households	513	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,721	94.3%
Vacant	104	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,557	90.5%
Renter-occupied	164	9.5%

1-unit, detached92.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,682	92.2%
1-unit, attached	8	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	28	1.5%
Mobile home & other	107	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2754060
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 1.04 sq mi
Center point: 46.9089, -92.1322