Moving to Lakeland, Minnesota
Population: 1,917. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,865 (-2.7% change)
Males: 959 (50.0%), Females: 958 (50.0%)
Washington County
Zip code: 55043
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $76,530
Median house value: $151,100
Population by Race
Races in Lakeland:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (42.6%), Irish (17.7%), Norwegian (16.9%), Swedish (13.4%), French (7.5%), English (6.0%).
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lakeland
- High school or higher: 95.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lakeland city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 66.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 7.9%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -126 (-6.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lakeland:
- HUDSON HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HUDSON, WI)
- LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; STILLWATER, MN)
- HEALTHEAST WOODWINDS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WOODBURY, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakeland:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 32 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 76 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 90 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lakeland:
- LAKE ELMO (about 6 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Abbreviation: 21D)
- SOUTH ST PAUL MUNI-RICHARD E FLEMING FLD (about 19 miles; SOUTH ST PAUL, MN; Abbreviation: SGS)
- WIPLINE (about 20 miles; INVER GROVE HGTS, MN; Abbreviation: 09Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakeland:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 13 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,475)
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 27 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)
- HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,847)
Public primary/middle school in Lakeland:
- AFTON-LAKELAND EL. (Students: 510; Location: 475 ST. CROIX TRAIL S.; Grades: KG – 06)