With 2,863 people, Moose Lake is a city in Minnesota. 51.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 43.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 75% were living in the same home a year earlier. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 28%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,286, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Moose Lake
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate16.8% → 51.2%(+34.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.3% → 9.4%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population1,206 → 2,863(+137%)US over the same years: +35%
Moose Lake's population equals 7.8% of Carlton County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 34% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 32% 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)0.5%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.6%(98)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 183 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
Moose Lake, decade by decade
Moose 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
1,206
$39,407
$105,363
16.3%
6.7
2000
2,239
$49,422
$134,620
10.9%
45.3
2010
2,751
$57,582
$201,112
12.3%
49.3
2020
2,789
$51,029
$153,808
9.7%
55.8
2024
2,863
$64,286
$205,000
9.4%
69.9
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.
