Moving to Lake City, Minnesota

Population: 4,950. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,282 (+6.7% change)
Males: 2,387 (48.2%), Females: 2,563 (51.8%)

Wabasha County

Zip code: 55041

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $40,637
Median house value: $99,100

Population by Race

Races in Lake City:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
• Hispanic (2.2%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)
• American Indian (0.7%)
• Black (0.6%)
• Vietnamese (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (51.5%), Norwegian (12.2%), Irish (10.5%), Swedish (7.6%), English (6.1%), United States (3.5%).

Elevation: 701 feet

Land area: 4.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lake City

• High school or higher: 84.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake City city

• Never married: 20.3%
• Now married: 62.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 8.6%

4.5% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 0.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +453 (+10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Lake City:

• LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (500 WEST GRANT STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lake City:

• ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WABASHA, MN)
• FAIRVIEW RED WING MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; RED WING, MN)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; DURAND, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake City:

• ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 62 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
• MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 72 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lake City:

• RED WING RGNL (about 18 miles; RED WING, MN; Abbreviation: RGK)
• MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 42 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Abbreviation: W11)
• FLYING A (about 44 miles; CHATFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: 2C4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake City:

• ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 37 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 38 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
• WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
• SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 52 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 60 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
• CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)

Schools

Public high school in Lake City:

• LINCOLN SEC. (Students: 732; Location: 300 S. GARDEN; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Lake City:

• BLUFF VIEW EL. (Students: 705; Location: 1156 LAKEWOOD AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Lake City:

• ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 516 WEST CHESTNUT STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Lake City:

• LAKE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $166,322; Location: 201 S HIGH STREET; 31,058 books; 984 audio materials; 832 video materials; 112 serial subscriptions)