Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Detroit Lakes is 4th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Detroit Lakes is 7th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Detroit Lakes is 12th in Minnesota out of 138 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Detroit Lakes is 13th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Female residents

Detroit Lakes is 19th in Minnesota out of 143 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Current population (2012)	8,812	102nd	5,379,139	313,914,040
Size in square miles	10.2	74th	79,626.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	838.5	114th	66.6	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	71st	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.0%	102nd	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	21.8%	7th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.2%	116th	91.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.5%	94th	31.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Race - White	90.6%	73rd	86.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	117th	5.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.4%	4th	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	119th	4.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	32nd	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	124th	4.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.9%	61st	82.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Female residents	52.8%	13th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.5%	112th	7.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Housing units	4,535	93rd	2,354,034	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	32.2%	25th	21.6%	25.9%
Households	4,029	94th	2,094,265	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.5%	123rd	73.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$153,800	111th	$201,400	$186,200
People per household	2.0	140th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Income per capita	$26,680	88th	$30,310	$27,915
Income per household	$39,914	127th	$58,476	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.7%	45th	11.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Detroit Lakes	Rank	Minnesota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,141	86th	496,657	27,092,908
Retail sales	$294,921	58th	$71,384,103	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$36,285	12th	$13,751	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$29,521	54th	$10,423,660	$613,795,732

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