With 10,025 people, Detroit Lakes is a city in Minnesota. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 2,677 more people. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Households here earn about 29% less than in Minnesota as a whole. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,958, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Detroit Lakes
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$111,363 → $265,800(+139%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.4% → 88.0%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$45,270 → $62,958(+39%)US over the same years: +14%
Detroit Lakes's population equals 28% of Becker County's. Its number of households without a car equals 52% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 17% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.1%(147)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.6%(230)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11%(73)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 664 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Detroit Lakes, decade by decade
Detroit Lakes population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,635
$45,270
$111,363
15.9%
8.7
2000
7,348
$53,309
$145,004
24.1%
19.8
2010
8,569
$52,937
$214,922
26.1%
23.7
2020
9,869
$62,038
$228,469
30.5%
35.2
2024
10,025
$62,958
$265,800
32.8%
26.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
