Eagle Lake is a city of 3,281 people in Minnesota. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 1,494 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. This skews young, with a median age of 32.6. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,964, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eagle Lake
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants81.3% → 64.4%(−16.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population1,703 → 3,281(+93%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.9% → 37.6%(+23.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Eagle Lake's population equals 4.7% of Blue Earth County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.9% 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)31.6%(42)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.6%(58)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.5%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 133 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
Eagle Lake, decade by decade
Eagle Lake 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
1,703
$74,659
$149,764
13.9%
1.5
2000
1,787
$84,548
$178,340
26.3%
8.9
2010
2,422
$88,666
$234,055
30.8%
14.8
2020
3,278
$91,642
$236,711
33.7%
28.2
2024
3,281
$96,964
$276,500
37.6%
41.2
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.
