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Detroit Lakes, Minnesota QuickFacts

	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
Total population	7,348	281,421,906
State	Minnesota
City	detroit lakes

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Population

	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
Male	3,363	45.77%	49.06%
Female	3,985	54.23%	50.94%
Median age (years)	41.5		35.3

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	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
18 years and over	5,669	77.15%	74.31%
21 years and over	5,407	73.58%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,932	26.29%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,738	23.65%	12.43%

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	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
White	6,759	91.98%	75.14%
Black or African American	31	0.42%	12.32%
Asian	39	0.53%	3.64%
Some other race	375	5.1%	5.46%
Two or more races	144	1.96%	2.43%

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Housing

	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
Total households	3,319		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,847	55.65%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,472	44.35%	31.94%

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	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
Total housing units	3,797		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	463	12.19%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	3,319	87.41%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	2,137	56.28%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,182	31.13%	30.77%

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	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	359	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	825	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	254	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	143	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	117	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	64	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	7	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.57%
Median (dollars)	83,400	119,600

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	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	722	21.75%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,112	33.5%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	461	13.89%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	406	12.23%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	264	7.95%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	365	11.0%	9.65%

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Education

	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,771		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	128	7.23%	6.47%
Kindergarten	94	5.31%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	786	44.38%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	492	27.78%	21.38%
College or graduate school	271	15.3%	22.81%

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Economy

	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
Population 16 years and over	5,935		217,168,077
In labor force	3,466	58.4%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	3,461	58.32%	63.39%
- - Employed	3,258	54.89%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	203	3.42%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	5	0.08%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,469	41.6%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	3,270	55.1%	51.66%
In labor force	1,729	29.13%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,729	29.13%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,622	27.33%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	486	8.19%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	355		12,787,501

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	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	3,343		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	510	15.26%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	367	10.98%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	583	17.44%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	431	12.89%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	562	16.81%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	444	13.28%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	280	8.38%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	104	3.11%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	21	0.63%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	41	1.23%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,264		41,994

	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	%, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	United States
With earnings	2,331	39.28%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,085		56,604
With Social Security income	1,391	23.44%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,846		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	125	2.11%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,001		6,320
With public assistance income	202	3.4%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,697		3,032
With retirement income	635	10.7%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,284		17,376

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