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Forest Lake

Land area
(square miles)
  4
Population   6,798
  Percent change since 1990 17%
 
Age Under age 5 7%
  Age 5 to 19 22%
  Age 20 to 34 22%
  Age 35 to 54 28%
  Age 55 to 74 14%
  Age 75 and older 7%
  Median age 34
 
Race White 97%
  Black 0%
  American Indian 0%
  Asian and Pacific Islander 1%
  Other race 0%
  Two or more races 1%
 
Hispanic origin Hispanic (can be of any race) 1%
 
Foreign-born population   2%
Households 2,805  
Household types Family households 62%
  Single-person households 31%
  Other (2 or more people) 7%
  Average household size 2.4
 
Marital status Never married 25%
  Currently married (not separated) 55%
  Separated 1%
  Divorced 12%
  Widowed 7%
  Same-sex partner households 0%
 
Educational attainment
(Age 25 and up)
High school diploma 89%
  Bachelor's degree 18%
  Graduate / professional degree 6%
Employment In labor force 70%
Occupation Management, professional and related occupations 28%
  Service occupations 15%
  Sales and office occupations 29%
  Farming, fishing and forestry 0%
  Construction and maintenance 11%
  Production, transportation and material moving 17%
 
Household income Under $15,000 13%
  $15,000 to $34,999 25%
  $35,000 to $74,999 45%
  $75,000 to $149,999 16%
  Above $150,000 1%
  Median household income $44,400
 
Poverty Families in poverty 4%
 
Commuting Mean commute time 26 minutes
 
Vehicles in household No vehicles 10%
  1 vehicle 33%
  2 vehicles 45%
  3 or more vehicles 12%
Housing units 2,897  
  Percent change since 1990 17%
 
Housing unit type Owner-occupied housing units 58%
  Renter-occupied housing units 38%
  Vacant housing units 3%
 
Residence in 1995 Same house 49%
  Same county, different house 21%
  Same state, different county 24%
  Different state 6%
  Abroad 1%
 
Rooms Median rooms per housing unit 5
 
Year structure built 1939 or earlier 10%
  1940 - 1959 14%
  1960 - 1979 40%
  1980 - 1989 19%
  1990 - March 2000 17%
 
Most data is from the 2000 Census long form, which was sent to roughly 1 in 6 people in the metro area. Because the numbers are from a survey, they are subject to sampling error. The amount of potential error varies by topic and community. In general, it is larger for smaller communities and for topics measuring small populations, such as people with graduate degrees or people born abroad.

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