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Fifty Lakes, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Fifty Lakes is a Census city of 478 people across 29.32 square miles of land, in Crow Wing County. Median household income is $84,615, 93.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fifty Lakes
What Fifty Lakes is
- Census place typecity
- Land area29.32 sq mi
- Water area4.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land16 plus or minus 3
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrow Wing 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 Fifty Lakes
- Population478 plus or minus 98
- Median age66.7
- Population under 1833 plus or minus 21
- Share under 186.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over249
- Share 65 and over52.1 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Households242 plus or minus 49
- Family households172 plus or minus 41
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fifty Lakes
- Median household income$84,615
- Per capita income$48,056
- Civilian labor force137 plus or minus 44
- Employed134 plus or minus 43
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over421
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent plus or minus 23.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fifty Lakes
- Housing units592
- Occupied units242 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units350
- Vacancy rate59.1 percent
- Owner occupied227 plus or minus 48
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate93.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$457,300
- Single family units552
- Share single family93.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fifty Lakes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute111 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more39 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.1 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Drove alone73.9 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.2 percent plus or minus 10.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fifty Lakes (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,733,000
- Average approval$577,667
- Median approval$453,000
- Largest approval$990,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fifty Lakes, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fifty Lakes
- NFIP communityCity of Fifty Lakes
- NFIP community number270096
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/17(M)
The City of Fifty Lakes participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270096 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Crow Wing County, not Fifty Lakes
Crow Wing County context, not Fifty Lakes figures
- Establishments in Crow Wing County2,283
- Covered employment, Crow Wing County31,053
- Average annual pay, Crow Wing County$53,044
- Housing units permitted, Crow Wing County431
Every figure in this section is published for Crow Wing County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fifty Lakes.
All Crow Wing County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Fifty Lakes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fifty Lakes, Minnesota?
478, in 242 households. Fifty Lakes city covers 29.32 square miles of land, which is 16 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fifty Lakes in?
Crow Wing 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 Fifty Lakes?
$84,615. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $457,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Fifty Lakes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fifty Lakes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fifty Lakes, city of, community 270096, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fifty Lakes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Crow Wing 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 Fifty Lakes.
Is zoning published for Fifty Lakes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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