Housing data for Lake Park, MN
Lake Park, MN has an estimated 600 residents and 267 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Becker County.
17.3% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $692 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 600 (±119)
- Housing units
- 267 (±56)
- Households that rent
- 17.3%
- Median gross rent
- $692
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −18.0%
What stands out in Lake Park
Working from home: 2.2% (±2.1 points) in Lake Park, lower than in Becker County (10.6%).
Homes built before 1980: 77.1% (±14.9 points) in Lake Park, higher than in Becker County (49.0%).
Median home value: $196,500 (±$20,473) in Lake Park, lower than in Becker County ($291,000).
Households without a vehicle: 1.3% (±1.4 points) in Lake Park, lower than in Becker County (5.8%).
Housing in Lake Park at a glance
- Median rent: $692 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 54.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 17.3% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $64,028 median household income
- Home values: $196,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,539 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,509 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 9.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 63.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 77.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 88.7% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 28.3 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −18.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 26.4% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Lake Park against Becker County, its state and the nation
| Lake Park | Becker County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 600 (±119) | 35,343 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 267 (±56) | 20,005 (±51) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 17.3% (±6.2 points) | 22.8% (±1.7 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $692 (±$268) | $920 (±$49) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $64,028 (±$17,454) | $71,388 (±$2,046) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $196,500 (±$20,473) | $291,000 (±$13,486) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,509 (±$189) | $2,014 (±$96) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 77.1% (±14.9 points) | 49.0% (±2.3 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 28.3 minutes (±2.5) | 21.7 minutes (±0.8) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.5% (±6.0 points) | 88.8% (±1.3 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.6 years (±3.1) | 43.5 years (±0.3) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Lake Park covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 613 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Lake Park has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 732 (±133) | 600 (±119) | −18.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 326 (±44) | 267 (±56) | −18.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $645 (±$49) | $692 (±$268) | +7.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $91,700 (±$16,507) | $196,500 (±$20,473) | +114.3% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $44,883 (±$14,062) | $64,028 (±$17,454) | +42.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,045 (±$82) | $1,539 (±$125) | +47.3% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $821 (±$135) | $1,509 (±$189) | +83.8% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 24.9% (±7.7 points) | 17.3% (±6.2 points) | −7.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 7.5% (±10.9 points) | 7.0% (±13.5 points) | −0.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Lake Park
In 2025, the Lake Park Police Department reported 0 violent and 703 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Becker County, the departments that report recorded 148 violent and 688 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Lake Park
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Park Township | 3.2 mi | — | $455,800 | 4.1% |
| Cuba Township | 3.5 mi | — | $324,000 | 7.7% |
| Audubon | 5.5 mi | $1,054 | $207,000 | 31.4% |
| Audubon Township | 6.0 mi | — | $393,900 | 9.6% |
| Hamden Township | 6.3 mi | — | $406,700 | 0.0% |
| Highland Grove Township | 6.8 mi | $1,375 | $335,200 | 12.3% |
| Cormorant Township | 7.1 mi | $1,266 | $474,100 | 5.8% |
| Eglon Township | 7.4 mi | — | $417,900 | 5.3% |
Places in Minnesota most like Lake Park
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | $776 | $169,600 | $69,219 | 18.7% |
| West Concord | $799 | $180,400 | $70,536 | 19.6% |
| Greenway Township | $698 | $138,200 | $66,094 | 16.1% |
| Nashwauk Township | $752 | $141,300 | $60,192 | 16.3% |
| Silver Lake | $844 | $202,600 | $74,432 | 19.8% |
| Holdingford | $582 | $205,700 | $79,375 | 16.5% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Lake Park, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $769 | $845 | $1,105 | $1,451 | $1,621 |
HUD income limits for Lake Park, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,650 | $34,350 | $54,950 |
| 2 people | $23,600 | $39,250 | $62,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,150 | $70,650 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,050 | $78,500 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $53,000 | $84,800 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $56,900 | $91,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $60,850 | $97,350 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,750 | $103,650 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Becker County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $98,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Lake Park
How many renters are there in Lake Park?
Lake Park has an estimated 40 (±15) renting households, 17.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Lake Park?
The median household income in Lake Park is $64,028 (±$17,454) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Lake Park, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $196,500 (±$20,473) for owner-occupied homes in Lake Park (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Lake Park?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Lake Park, MN is $1,539 (±$125) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Lake Park?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Lake Park, MN is $1,509 (±$189) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Lake Park?
Lake Park, MN has an estimated 267 (±56) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Lake Park growing?
In Lake Park, the number of residents went from 732 in 2015–2019 to 600 in 2020–2024 (−18.0%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Park city, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Park city, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Park city, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Park city, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Park city, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Park city, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Park city, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Becker County, MN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Becker County, MN
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Lake Park Police Department (ORI MN0030400)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lake Park city, Minnesota (place:34784, in state:27).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .