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Minnesota (MN)320

Lac qui Parle County, MN

6.1K residents

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6.1K

Population

$72.1K

Median income

per household

$142.2K

Home value

8.8%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $72.1K.
  • Median home value: $142.2K.
  • Poverty rate: 8.8% (low poverty; bottom quartile vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

2 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$72.1K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$142.2K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

8.8%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

41.0%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

27.1%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

11.7%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.0×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
33.6%
$50–100k
34.0%
$100–200k
24.3%
$200k+
8.2%
See MN state economy →

Health

2 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

34.0%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

12.2%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

14.0%

U.S.

12.8%

See MN state health data →

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

96.4%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

73.7%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

94.8%

U.S.

77.4%

See MN state connectivity →

Map

Lac qui Parle County, MN

Population

6.1K

Area

765.0 sq mi

Density

8/sq mi

Neighbors

Big Stone County, MNChippewa County, MNSwift County, MNYellow Medicine County, MNDeuel County, SDGrant County, SD
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.