Lester Prairie, MN Demographic Data
Lester Prairie, MN Summary
Lester Prairie is located in Mcleod County in Minnesota
- Population: 1,594
- Area: 0.86 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,849.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 980.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lester Prairie, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
928
48%
50.8
Male
1,006
52%
49.2
Total Population
1,934
323,128,000
Lester Prairie, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
154
8.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
252
13.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
179
9.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
159
8.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
49
2.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
246
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
282
14.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
254
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
110
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
51
2.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
105
5.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
53
2.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
40
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,256
64.9%
77.2
Female
647
51.5%
51.3
Male
609
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,188
61.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
224
11.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
198
10.2%
15.2
Female
109
55.1%
55.8
Male
89
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Lester Prairie, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,895
98.0%
96.8
White
1,790
92.6%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
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
105
5.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
39
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
346
17.9%
17.8
Mexican
313
16.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
33
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,588
82.1%
82.2
Lester Prairie, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
69
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
118
10.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
413
36.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
224
19.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
193
16.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
94
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
30
2.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
187
16.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
954
83.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
124
10.8%
31.2
Lester Prairie, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
391
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
745
55.2%
47.5
Divorced
100
7.4%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
113
8.4
5.8%
Lester Prairie, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,473
82.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
307
17.2%
21.6%
Spanish
283
15.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
24
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lester Prairie, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
25
3.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
33
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
80
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
109
15.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
89
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
157
22.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
102
14.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
76
10.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
24
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
53,472
57,617
Per capita income
23,794
31,128
Lester Prairie, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
13
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
23
2.5%
9.8
Construction
87
9.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
207
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
28
3.0%
6.6
Information
6
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
257
27.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
47
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
84
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
9
1.0%
4.6
Retail trade
86
9.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
41
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
38
4.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
104
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
278
30.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
205
22.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
183
19.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
156
16.8%
18.1%
Lester Prairie, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
900
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
781
86.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
67
7.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.3%
5.1
Walked
23
2.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
26
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.9
26.6
Lester Prairie, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
35
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
208
29.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
315
44.1%
37.1
3 or more
157
22.0%
21.0
Lester Prairie, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
715
97.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
558
78.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
157
22.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
18
2.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Lester Prairie, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
733
1 room
3
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
80
10.9%
9.1
4 rooms
113
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
109
14.9%
19.8
6 rooms
138
18.8%
17.8
7 rooms
122
16.6%
12.0
8 rooms
66
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
102
13.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lester Prairie, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
733
1-unit, detached
583
79.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
20
2.7%
5.9
2-units
7
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
20
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
54
7.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
21
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
28
3.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lester Prairie, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
157
21.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
48
6.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
68
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
76
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
57
7.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
108
14.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
70
9.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
149
20.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lester Prairie, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
612
85.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
94
13.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lester Prairie, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
359
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
3
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
1.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
1.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
70
19.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
104
29.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
173
48.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
145
40.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
57
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
61
17.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
44
12.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
52
14.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lester Prairie, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
154
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
3.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
13.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
54
35.1%
41.0%
Less than $500
74
48.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
507
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
13
8.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
44
28.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
8.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
10.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
57
37.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Lester Prairie, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
558
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
43
7.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
121
21.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
190
34.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
159
28.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
36
6.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,800
205,000