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Big Lake, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Big Lake is a Census CDP of 378 people across 2.11 square miles of land, in Carlton County. Median household income is $92,500, 91.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Big Lake
What Big Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.11 sq mi
- Water area0.8 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land179
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarlton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Big Lake
- Population378
- Median age42.8 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 1868 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1818.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households130 plus or minus 30
- Family households88 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families67.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Big Lake
- Median household income$92,500 plus or minus $25,497
- Per capita income$40,674 plus or minus $9,014
- Civilian labor force178 plus or minus 47
- Employed166 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over282
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Big Lake
- Housing units218
- Occupied units130 plus or minus 30
- Vacant units88
- Vacancy rate40.4 percent
- Owner occupied119 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate91.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$256,800 plus or minus $62,825
- Median gross rent, monthly$99
- Annual rent as a share of median income1.3 percent
- Single family units195
- Share single family89.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more5.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Big Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute150 plus or minus 43
- Commuting under 15 minutes28 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more63 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.0 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone71.8 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Carpooled17.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carlton County, not Big Lake
Carlton County context, not Big Lake figures
- Establishments in Carlton County708
- Covered employment, Carlton County13,269
- Average annual pay, Carlton County$58,073
- Housing units permitted, Carlton County126
Every figure in this section is published for Carlton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Big Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Big Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Big Lake, Minnesota?
378, in 130 households. Big Lake CDP covers 2.11 square miles of land, which is 179 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Big Lake in?
Carlton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Big Lake?
$92,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $256,800. Median gross rent is $99 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Big Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carlton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Big Lake.
Is zoning published for Big Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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