Total Population
151,591
Population
Growth Rate
0.18%
Median Age
48
Diversity Index
17.300
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
65,550
Total Housing Units
95,806
Owner Occupied
53,176
Renter Occupied
12,374
Vacant
30,256
Median Home Value
$186,033
Average Home Value
$223,829
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
0.19%
Per Capita Income
2.39%
Median Household
$57,081 $62,710
Average Household
$70,953 $79,893
Per Capita
$30,797 $34,662
Total Businesses
6,249
Total Employed
67,429
Workers 16+
63,824
2021 HealthCare/Social Assist
Businesses
542
Employed
10,889
2021 Retail Trade Businesses
Businesses
905
Employed
7,458
2021 Educational Services - Businesses
Businesses
150
Employed
6,929
2021 Public Administration
Businesses
489
Employed
6,559
2021 Accommodation/Food Service
Businesses
543
Employed
5,202
2021 Manufacturing Businesses
Businesses
194
Employed
4,587
Some
High School
5,154
Graduated
High School
29,841
Associates
Degree
17,135
Bachelor's
Degree
18,076
Graduate
Degree
7,405
Average Commute Time
0 min.
Resident Commuters
54,437
Non-Resident Commuters
8,333
Drive Alone
51,832
Carpooled
5,062
Public
372
Work At Home
3,208