Mountain Lake is a city located in Cottonwood County Minnesota. Mountain Lake has a 2020 population of 1,995. Mountain Lake is currently declining at a rate of -0.70% annually and its population has decreased by -5.50% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 2,111 in 2010.
The average household income in Mountain Lake is $49,248 with a poverty rate of 17.53%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $559 per month, and the median house value is $82,300. The median age in Mountain Lake is 37.8 years, 33.5 years for males, and 41.4 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Mountain Lakewas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 1,555 | 76.90% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 8 | 0.40% |
Asian | 254 | 12.56% |
Some Other Race | 124 | 6.13% |
Two or More Races | 81 | 4.01% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 823 | 2.39 | 70.1 |
Married | 274 | 3.09 | 92.3 |
Male | 63 | 3.43 | 39.7 |
Female | 172 | 3.24 | 83.7 |
Non Family | 314 | 1.11 | 49.4 |
3.06
Average Family Size
2.39
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 105 | 8.41% |
9th to 12th Grade | 78 | 6.25% |
High School Graduate | 439 | 35.18% |
Some College | 249 | 19.95% |
Associates Degree | 199 | 15.95% |
Bachelors Degree | 152 | 12.18% |
Graduate Degree | 26 | 2.08% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 981 | 914 | 171 |
Hispanic | 121 | 97 | 7 |
2+ Races | 7 | 7 | |
Other Race | 88 | 64 | |
Asian | 139 | 47 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among 2+ races people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 17.43%.
82.01% of Mountain Lake residents speak only English, while 17.99% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 8.80% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Native | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
Multiple | 81 | 27 | 33.33% |
Asian | 254 | 50 | 19.69% |
White | 1,375 | 215 | 15.64% |
Other | 32 | NaN% | |
Hispanic | 250 | 45 | 18.00% |
17.53%
Overall Poverty Rate
16.20%
Male Poverty Rate
18.57%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Mountain Lake is Native, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Mountain Lake is Hispanic, with 18.00% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 8.62%. Among those working part-time, it was 11.14%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 31.87%.
44.7%
Overall Marriage Rate
50.5%
Male Marriage Rate
40.6%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 56 | 5.06% |
0.00%
Veteran Poverty Rate
67.86%
Veteran Disability Rate
58.3%
Labor Force Participation
54.6%
Employment Rate
6.3%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
68.94%
Born in Mountain Lake
88.33%
Native Born
11.67%
Foreign Born
7.07%
Non Citizen
4.60%
Naturalized
88.33% of Mountain Lake residents were born in the United States, with 68.94% having been born in Minnesota. 7.07% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2,111 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 2,110 | -1 | -0.05% |
2012 | 2,082 | -28 | -1.33% |
2013 | 2,122 | 40 | 1.92% |
2014 | 2,110 | -12 | -0.57% |
2015 | 2,091 | -19 | -0.90% |
2016 | 2,078 | -13 | -0.62% |
2017 | 2,052 | -26 | -1.25% |
2018 | 2,051 | -1 | -0.05% |
2019 | 2,037 | -14 | -0.68% |
2020 | 2,023 | -14 | -0.69% |
2021 | 2,009 | -14 | -0.69% |
2022 | 1,995 | -14 | -0.70% |