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

146,204

Population
Growth Rate

-0.07%

Median Age

48

Diversity Index

21.600

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-25

Housing & Income

Households

63,688

Total Housing Units

88,671


Owner Occupied

49,887

Renter Occupied

13,801

Vacant

24,983

Median Home Value

$250,288


Average Home Value

$303,480

Income
Growth Rate

Median
Household Income

0.00%


Per Capita Income

3.07%

Income Projection

Median Household

$64,257 $75,615


Average Household

$84,672 $98,061


Per Capita

$36,954 $42,981

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-25

Workforce

Total Businesses

6,395

Total Employed

67,961

Workers 16+

61,428

2024 HealthCare / Social Assistance

cp-industries

Businesses

567

Employed

10,959

2024 Retail Trade Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

816

Employed

7,577

2024 Public Administration

cp-industries

Businesses

559

Employed

7,307

2024 Educational Services - Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

144

Employed

6,490

2024 Accommodation / Food Service

cp-industries

Businesses

551

Employed

5,816

2024 Manufacturing Businesses

cp-industries

Businesses

210

Employed

5,475

Some
High School

4,057

Graduated
High School

29,430

Associates
Degree

18,015

Bachelor's
Degree

17,053

Graduate
Degree

8,440

Average Commute Time

0 min.



Resident Commuters

52,533

Non-Resident Commuters

7,845

Drive Alone

48,212

Carpooled

5,437

Public

244

Work At Home

4,519

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-25