Washington County Profile

Population

Population	2000	2010	2020	2025
Forest Lake	14,440	18,375	20,884	22,231

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Population by Age

Population	2010	2020	2025
0-4	1,305	1,375	1,438
5-9	1,464	1,433	1,505
10-14	1,279	1,521	1,601
15-19	1,217	1,422	1,446
20-24	963	1,038	1,176
25-29	1,184	1,295	1,130
30-34	1,233	1,306	1,506
35-39	1,231	1,537	1,499
40-44	1,339	1,433	1,651
45-49	1,429	1,355	1,458
50-54	1,361	1,333	1,360
55-59	1,168	1,395	1,302
60-64	1,118	1,293	1,367
65-69	729	1,068	1,212
70-74	500	936	999
75-79	342	518	799
80-84	236	310	419
85+	277	316	363
18+	13,548	15,678	16,795
Median Age	37	38	39

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Population by Race

Forest Lake	2020
Total	20,884.000
White Alone	92.200
Black Alone	1.760
American Indian Alone	0.500
Asian Alone	2.040
Pacific Islander Alone	0.110
Some Other Race	0.910
Two or More Races	2.470
Hispanic Origin	3.340
Diversity Index	20.400

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Growth Rate

Forest Lake	2010 - 2014	2014 - 2019
Population	1%	1%
Households	1%	1%
Families	1%	1%
Median Household Income	%	2%
Per Capita Income	%	2%

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2020	2025
Households	5,433	7,014	8,017	8,538
Housing Units	5,613	7,508	8,423	8,957
Owner Occupied Units			6,060	6,468
Renter Occupied Units			1,957	2,070
Vacant Units			406	419

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Home Value

Forest Lake	2020	2025
Median Home Value	$302,706	$345,763
Average Home Value	$333,024	$379,337
<$50,000	65	28
$50,000 - $99,999	40	19
$100,000 - $149,999	243	99
$150,000 - $199,999	696	370
$200,000 - $249,999	955	762
$250,000 - $299,999	987	1,011
$300,000 - $399,999	1,626	2,065
$400,000 - $499,999	809	1,121
$500,000 - $749,999	487	706
$1,000,000 +	12	14

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	275
2000-2009	1,882
1990-1999	1,266
1980-1989	1,053
1970-1979	1,588
1960-1969	531
1950-1959	451
1940-1949	168
1939 or Before	577

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Income

Forest Lake	2020	2025
Median Household	$79,793	$86,104
Average Household	$95,891	$105,991
Per Capita	$36,818	$40,713

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Household Income Base

Forest Lake	2020
<$15,000	557
$15,000 - $24,999	281
$25,000 - $34,999	492
$35,000 - $49,999	909
$50,000 - $74,999	1,453
$75,000 - $99,999	1,286
$100,000 - $149,999	1,752
$150,000 - $199,999	816
$200,000+	471

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	10,878
In-County Residents	3,862
Out-of-County Residents	6,729
Drive Alone	8,850
Carpooled	862
Public Transport	212
Work at Home	683
Less than 5 minutes	269
5-9 minutes	1,197
10-14 minutes	729
15-19 minutes	854
20-24 minutes	1,132
25-29 minutes	957
30-34 minutes	1,778
35-39 minutes	578
40-44 minutes	896
45-59 minutes	1,245
60-89 minutes	464
90+ minutes	96
Average Travel Time	28

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	8,726
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	381
Manufacturing	659
Wholesale Trade	125

Retail Trade	2,343
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	415
Furn & Home Furnish Str	20
Electronics & Appl Store	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	451
Food & Beverage Stores	125
Health/Pers Care Stores	98
Gasoline Stations	17
Clothing/Accessory Store	41
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	38
General Merchandise Str	672
Misc Store Retailers	464
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	200
Information	82

Finance & Insurance	298
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	131
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	55
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	112

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	378
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	334
Legal Services	201
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	6
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	206
Educational Services	704
HealthCare/Social Assist	857
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	146

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,083
Accommodation	34
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,049

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	633
Auto Repair/Maintenance	111
Public Administration Emp	208

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Educational Attainment (25+)

Forest Lake	2020
Some High School	663
Graduated High School	3,106
Associates Degree	1,914
Bachelor's Degree	2,998
Graduate Degree	1,426

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	752
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	54
Manufacturing Bus	36
Wholesale Trade Bus	23

Retail Trade Bus	130
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	30
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	6
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	1
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	20
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	14
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	12
Gasoline Stations Bus	2
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	9
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	5
General Merchandise Str Bus	3
Misc Store Retailers Bus	22
Nonstore Retailers Bus	6

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	12
Information Bus	16

Finance & Insurance Bus	54
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	12
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	14
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	28

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	48
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	48
Legal Services Bus	14
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	3
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	29
Educational Services Bus	22
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	57
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	12

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	53
Accommodation Bus	4
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	49

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	94
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	20
Public Administration Bus	17

Source: ESRI, 2020-09-11

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