Population 33,231
State Minnesota
Current Time
Area 1,315.20 mi²
Zip Codes 56501, 56502
Per capita income $25,371

Cities in Becker County

Detroit Lakes

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$373,467
Total number of firms, 2007 3,637
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 3.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 33,231
Households, 2008-2012 13,454
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $25,371
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 11,564
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 22.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.5 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,315.20 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 32,504
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $170,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$284,757
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 968
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $49,159
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.6 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$43,449
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,385
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.39
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 21.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 88.9 %
Population, 2010 32,504
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 9.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 24.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 86.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 79.7 %
Housing units, 2013 18,991
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,723
Building permits, 2012 120
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 7.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$88,443
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %