Total Population
145,566
Population
Growth Rate
-0.17%
Median Age
49
Diversity Index
22.000
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.
Households
63,492
Owner Occupied
51,629
Renter Occupied
11,863
Vacant
24,570
Median Household
$60,496 $69,177
Average Household
$81,977 $94,072
Per Capita
$35,818 $41,409
Total Businesses
6,261
Total Employed
67,389
Workers 16+
61,551
2023 HealthCare / Social Assistance
Businesses
554
Employed
10,935
2023 Retail Trade Businesses
Businesses
847
Employed
7,643
2023 Public Administration
Businesses
538
Employed
7,257
2023 Educational Services - Businesses
Businesses
144
Employed
6,289
2023 Accommodation / Food Service
Businesses
544
Employed
5,835
2023 Manufacturing Businesses
Businesses
211
Employed
5,425
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