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Wood Lake, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Wood Lake is a Census city of 368 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Yellow Medicine County. Median household income is $65,000, 84.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wood Lake
What Wood Lake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land488
- County holding the largest share of its areaYellow Medicine 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 Wood Lake
- Population368
- Median age47.7
- Population under 1881 plus or minus 20
- Share under 1822.0 percent
- Population 65 and over76 plus or minus 19
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households166
- Family households100
- Share of households that are families60.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wood Lake
- Median household income$65,000 plus or minus $14,205
- Per capita income$32,546
- Civilian labor force178 plus or minus 39
- Employed176 plus or minus 39
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over266
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wood Lake
- Housing units176
- Occupied units166
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied141
- Renter occupied25 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate84.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$628
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Single family units167
- Share single family94.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more3.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wood Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute167 plus or minus 36
- Commuting under 15 minutes50 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.3 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wood Lake
- NFIP communityCity of Wood Lake
- NFIP community number270615
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/07/21
The City of Wood Lake does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270615 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.
Yellow Medicine County, not Wood Lake
Yellow Medicine County context, not Wood Lake figures
- Establishments in Yellow Medicine County324
- Covered employment, Yellow Medicine County3,621
- Average annual pay, Yellow Medicine County$49,625
- Housing units permitted, Yellow Medicine County39
Every figure in this section is published for Yellow Medicine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wood Lake.
All Yellow Medicine 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.
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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
Wood Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wood Lake, Minnesota?
368, in 166 households. Wood Lake city covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 488 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wood Lake in?
Yellow Medicine 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 Wood Lake?
$65,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,700. Median gross rent is $628 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wood Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Wood Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wood Lake, city of, community 270615, 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 Wood Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Yellow Medicine 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 Wood Lake.
Is zoning published for Wood Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.