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Forest Lake Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights….

Forest Lake Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

20,685

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.9%
5 - 17:
18.0%
18 - 24:
8.4%
25 - 34:
14.2%
35 - 54:
25.3%
55 - 64:
12.3%
Over 65 Years:
16.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.5%
4.5%
93.3%
93.3%
35.7%
35.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Forest Lake
USA
$45,527
$45,527
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Forest Lake
USA
$89,879
$89,879
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Education
Accommodation
Other
Transportation
Administration
Public Service
Real estate
Agriculture
Wholesale
16.5%
16.5%
12.8%
12.8%
10.8%
10.8%
10.5%
10.5%
7.7%
7.7%
6.6%
6.6%
6.1%
6.1%
4.5%
4.5%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
81.5%
81.5%
5.9%
5.9%
4.5%
4.5%
4.3%
4.3%
3.6%
3.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Swedish
Irish
Norwegian
English
Italian
Polish
French
European
Ethiopian
Scandinavian
Dutch
Czech
Finnish
Russian
Greek
French Canadian
Lebanese
Scottish
Danish
34.2%
34.2%
12.1%
12.1%
11.8%
11.8%
9.9%
9.9%
6.3%
6.3%
4.8%
4.8%
4.6%
4.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Miao/Hmong
Spanish
Chinese
German/Yiddish
Scandinavian languages
French
West Germanic languages
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
Polish
Russian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
91.0%
91.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Forest Lake Residents

6.1%