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Lake Wilson, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Lake Wilson is a Census city of 237 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Murray County. Median household income is $65,500, 93.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Wilson
What Lake Wilson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land576
- County holding the largest share of its areaMurray 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.
Lake Wilson
How many people live in Lake Wilson
- Population237
- Median age52.9 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 1833 plus or minus 18
- Share under 1813.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over68 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over28.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Households118 plus or minus 24
- Family households71 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families60.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Wilson
Income and work in Lake Wilson
- Median household income$65,500 plus or minus $18,345
- Per capita income$34,011
- Civilian labor force109 plus or minus 24
- Employed109 plus or minus 24
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over191 plus or minus 39
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lake Wilson
- Housing units140
- Occupied units118 plus or minus 24
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate15.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied110 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied8 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate93.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,600
- Single family units132
- Share single family94.3 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Wilson
How Lake Wilson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute101 plus or minus 24
- Commuting under 15 minutes49 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.5 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone78.0 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Wilson
Flood risk in Lake Wilson
- NFIP communityCity of Lake Wilson
- NFIP community number270767
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Lake Wilson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270767 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.
Murray County, not Lake Wilson
Murray County context, not Lake Wilson figures
- Establishments in Murray County269
- Covered employment, Murray County2,914
- Average annual pay, Murray County$49,046
- Housing units permitted, Murray County22
Every figure in this section is published for Murray County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Wilson.
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
Lake Wilson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Wilson, Minnesota?
237, in 118 households. Lake Wilson city covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 576 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Wilson in?
Murray 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 Lake Wilson?
$65,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lake Wilson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Wilson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Wilson, city of, community 270767, 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 Lake Wilson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Murray 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 Lake Wilson.
Is zoning published for Lake Wilson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.