Lake Benton, MN Demographic Data
Lake Benton, MN Summary
Lake Benton is located in Lincoln County in Minnesota
- Population: 725
- Area: 4.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 156.96 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,748.69 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake Benton, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
366
53%
50.8
Male
327
47%
49.2
Total Population
693
323,128,000
Lake Benton, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
46
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
43
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
28
4.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
60
8.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
35
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
82
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
49
7.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
82
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
71
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
45
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
81
11.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
48
6.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
23
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
542
78.2%
77.2
Female
286
52.8%
51.3
Male
256
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
516
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
182
26.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
152
21.9%
15.2
Female
94
61.8%
55.8
Male
58
38.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Lake Benton, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
681
98.3%
96.8
White
661
95.4%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
2
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
18
2.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
12
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
22
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
671
96.8%
82.2
Lake Benton, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4
0.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
31
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
184
38.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
102
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
78
16.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
58
12.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
24
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
35
7.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
446
92.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
82
17.1%
31.2
Lake Benton, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
156
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
281
48.8%
47.5
Divorced
68
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
5
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
66
11.5
5.8%
Lake Benton, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
625
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
22
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
20
3.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lake Benton, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
26
7.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
33
9.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
68
19.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
34
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
36
10.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
73
21.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
36
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
26
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
39,167
57,617
Per capita income
25,871
31,128
Lake Benton, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
4.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
33
9.1%
9.8
Construction
38
10.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
82
22.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
22
6.1%
6.6
Information
2
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
59
16.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
23
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
5
1.4%
4.6
Retail trade
31
8.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
32
8.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
69
19.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
94
25.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
53
14.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
61
16.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
86
23.7%
18.1%
Lake Benton, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
355
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
300
84.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
27
7.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
20
5.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
8
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Lake Benton, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8
2.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
125
36.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
114
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
95
27.8%
21.0
Lake Benton, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
342
85.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
253
74.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
89
26.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
56
14.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.4
0.0%
2.5
Lake Benton, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
398
1 room
12
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
10
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
36
9.0%
9.1
4 rooms
55
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
51
12.8%
19.8
6 rooms
86
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
36
9.0%
12.0
8 rooms
45
11.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
67
16.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lake Benton, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
398
1-unit, detached
333
83.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2
0.5%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
19
4.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
23
5.8%
4.4
20 or more units
13
3.3%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lake Benton, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
125
31.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
45
11.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
49
12.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
28
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
96
24.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9
2.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
26
6.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
20
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lake Benton, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4
1.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
245
71.6%
4.7
Electricity
73
21.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
4.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.6%
1.1
Lake Benton, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
120
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
7
5.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
33
27.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
80
66.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
61
50.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
18
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
1.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
28
23.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Benton, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
83
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
2.4%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
2.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
35
42.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
44
53.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
6
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
492
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
15
18.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
2.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12
14.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
2.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
41
49.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Benton, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
253
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
99
39.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
72
28.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
53
20.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
22
8.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
2.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2
0.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
61,700
205,000
