COMPARING TWO PLACES
Powers Lake vs Minot
PLACE A
Powers Lake, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Minot, North Dakota
Powers Lake is 97% smaller than Minot. Powers Lake earns more, with a median household income $10,531 higher. Minot has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -13%).
POWERS LAKEMINOTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,27847,308−97% vs Minot
Population density5431,708−1,165
Population growth-13.3%18.3%−31.6 pts
Median age59.433.5+25.9
Male43.4%52.2%−8.7 pts
Female56.6%47.8%+8.7 pts
Foreign-born3.8%4.8%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%78.5%+15.8 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%7.9%−6.7 pts
Asian0.7%2.0%−1.3 pts
Other3.8%7.1%−3.3 pts
Median household income$83,750$73,219+$10,531
Per capita income$55,047$43,757+$11,290
Poverty rate3.4%11.1%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3430.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%29.7%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree13.5%8.8%+4.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%3.4%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation65.3%70.4%−5.1 pts
Median home value$285,100$257,100+$28,000
Median gross rent$1,393$973+$420
Owner-occupied96.6%56.7%+39.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.9%11.5%+19.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%36.2%−36.2 pts
Average commute30.919.7+11.3
Worked from home40.4%5.3%+35.1 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.5%+0.8 pts
Uninsured3.8%6.9%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024