Lake Country Power

Lake Country Power is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving parts of eight counties in rural northern Minnesota (Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis). The cooperative provides electricity and other energy related services to more than 41,000 members and continues to grow by an average of 900 new members each year.

Lake Country Power maintains nearly 8,000 miles of distribution lines within 10,872 square miles of service territory. Geographically, Lake Country Power is Minnesota's largest electric cooperative.

Its service centers are located in Grand Rapids, Kettle River and Virginia, which are supported by five outpost facilities strategically located in Cook, Ely, McGregor, Remer and Saginaw.

Population

Total Population

145,566

Population
Growth Rate

-0.17%

Median Age

49

Diversity Index

22.000

Housing & Income

Households

63,492

Total Housing Units

88,062


Owner Occupied

51,629

Renter Occupied

11,863

Vacant

24,570

Median Home Value

$219,416


Average Home Value

$256,983

Income
Growth Rate

Median
Household Income

0.00%


Per Capita Income

2.94%

Income Projection

Median Household

$60,496 $69,177


Average Household

$81,977 $94,072


Per Capita

$35,818 $41,409

Workforce

Total Businesses

6,261

Total Employed

67,389

Workers 16+

61,551

2023 HealthCare / Social Assistance

cp-industries

Businesses

554

Employed

10,935

2023 Retail Trade Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

847

Employed

7,643

2023 Public Administration

cp-industries

Businesses

538

Employed

7,257

2023 Educational Services - Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

144

Employed

6,289

2023 Accommodation / Food Service

cp-industries

Businesses

544

Employed

5,835

2023 Manufacturing Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

211

Employed

5,425

Some
High School

4,062

Graduated
High School

29,050

Associates
Degree

17,989

Bachelor's
Degree

18,256

Graduate
Degree

8,034

Average Commute Time

0 min.



Resident Commuters

52,453

Non-Resident Commuters

8,021

Drive Alone

49,439

Carpooled

4,748

Public

296

Work At Home

4,082