Moving to Fifty Lakes, Minnesota

Population: 392. Estimated population in July 2024: 412 (+5.1% change)
Males: 208 (53.1%), Females: 184 (46.9%)

Crow Wing County

Zip code: 56448

Demographics

Median resident age: 56.8 years
Median household income: $34,773
Median house value: $140,800

Population by Race

Races in Fifty Lakes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (31.6%), Norwegian (24.7%), Swedish (15.1%), Irish (11.0%), English (10.2%), Polish (5.4%).

Elevation: 1280 feet

Land area: 29.0 square miles

Map of Fifty Lakes, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fifty Lakes

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fifty Lakes city

  • Never married: 8.9%
  • Now married: 76.9%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +94 (+31.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fifty Lakes:

  • CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CROSBY, MN)
  • BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 28 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
  • MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BRAINERD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fifty Lakes:

  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 26 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 51 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 79 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fifty Lakes:

  • LONGVILLE MUNI (about 19 miles; LONGVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: XVG)
  • PINE RIVER REGIONAL (about 21 miles; PINE RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: PWC)
  • MAL’S/SERPENT LAKE/ (about 23 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M14)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fifty Lakes:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 28 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 82 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 123 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)