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Sunfish Lake, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Sunfish Lake is a Census city of 533 people across 1.50 square miles of land, in Dakota County. Median household income is $236,250, 98.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sunfish Lake
What Sunfish Lake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.5 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land356 plus or minus 89
- County holding the largest share of its areaDakota 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.
Sunfish Lake
How many people live in Sunfish Lake
- Population533 plus or minus 133
- Median age50.0
- Population under 18132 plus or minus 43
- Share under 1824.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over137 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over25.7 percent
- Households180 plus or minus 42
- Family households166 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families92.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sunfish Lake
- Median household income$236,250 plus or minus $65,798
- Per capita income$104,301
- Civilian labor force256 plus or minus 63
- Employed253 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over377 plus or minus 88
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher73.2 percent plus or minus 22.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sunfish Lake
- Housing units192 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units180 plus or minus 42
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied177 plus or minus 41
- Renter occupied3 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate98.3 percent plus or minus 32.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,115,600
- Single family units192 plus or minus 47
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunfish Lake
How Sunfish Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute173 plus or minus 43
- Commuting under 15 minutes56 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.4 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone64.5 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home30.2 percent plus or minus 12.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dakota County, not Sunfish Lake
Dakota County context, not Sunfish Lake figures
- Establishments in Dakota County10,964
- Covered employment, Dakota County189,387
- Average annual pay, Dakota County$72,792
- Housing units permitted, Dakota County2,146
Every figure in this section is published for Dakota County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sunfish 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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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
Sunfish Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sunfish Lake, Minnesota?
533, in 180 households. Sunfish Lake city covers 1.50 square miles of land, which is 356 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sunfish Lake in?
Dakota 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 Sunfish Lake?
$236,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,115,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Sunfish Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dakota 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 Sunfish Lake.
Is zoning published for Sunfish Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.