Lester Prairie is a city located in McLeod County Minnesota. Lester Prairie has a 2020 population of 1,737. Lester Prairie is currently growing at a rate of 0.17% annually but its population has decreased by -1.36% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 1,761 in 2010.
The average household income in Lester Prairie is $69,112 with a poverty rate of 10.05%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $576 per month, and the median house value is $159,000. The median age in Lester Prairie is 34.7 years, 33.7 years for males, and 36.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Lester Prairiewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 1,635 | 95.11% |
Black or African American | 6 | 0.35% |
Two or More Races | 78 | 4.54% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 656 | 2.62 | 86 |
Married | 352 | 3.43 | 99.4 |
Male | 29 | 3.1 | 82.8 |
Female | 43 | 3.3 | 32.6 |
Non Family | 232 | 1.2 | 75.9 |
3.28
Average Family Size
2.62
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 62 | 5.61% |
9th to 12th Grade | 61 | 5.52% |
High School Graduate | 356 | 32.19% |
Some College | 244 | 22.06% |
Associates Degree | 202 | 18.26% |
Bachelors Degree | 126 | 11.39% |
Graduate Degree | 55 | 4.97% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 992 | 949 | 170 |
Hispanic | 108 | 28 | 11 |
Black | 6 | 6 | |
2+ Races | 16 | 8 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 17.14%.
$44,583
Average Earnings
$54,583
Average Male
$36,765
Average Female
86.19% of Lester Prairie residents speak only English, while 13.81% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 13.18% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 1,417 | 116 | 8.19% |
Other | NaN% | ||
Hispanic | 282 | 56 | 19.86% |
10.05%
Overall Poverty Rate
9.92%
Male Poverty Rate
10.17%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Lester Prairie is White, with 8.19% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Lester Prairie is Hispanic, with 19.86% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.57%. Among those working part-time, it was 7.01%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 12.03%.
56.5%
Overall Marriage Rate
57.6%
Male Marriage Rate
55.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 88 | 7.80% |
Hispanic | 3 | 2.88% |
0.00%
Veteran Poverty Rate
29.55%
Veteran Disability Rate
72.5%
Labor Force Participation
71.1%
Employment Rate
1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
78.77%
Born in Lester Prairie
93.66%
Native Born
6.34%
Foreign Born
2.09%
Non Citizen
4.25%
Naturalized
93.66% of Lester Prairie residents were born in the United States, with 78.77% having been born in Minnesota. 2.09% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 1,761 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 1,747 | -14 | -0.80% |
2012 | 1,724 | -23 | -1.32% |
2013 | 1,723 | -1 | -0.06% |
2014 | 1,720 | -3 | -0.17% |
2015 | 1,718 | -2 | -0.12% |
2016 | 1,720 | 2 | 0.12% |
2017 | 1,728 | 8 | 0.47% |
2018 | 1,725 | -3 | -0.17% |
2019 | 1,728 | 3 | 0.17% |
2020 | 1,731 | 3 | 0.17% |
2021 | 1,734 | 3 | 0.17% |
2022 | 1,737 | 3 | 0.17% |