Forest Lake, MN
Population, housing, work, and travel data for this Census place.
- Population
- 20,952
- Median home
- $393,500
Census place 2757346
A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.
Official Census name: St. Michael cityRelocation snapshot
According to the 2025 estimate, St. Michael has a population of 22,498 and 688 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 103 covered Minnesota places are: population density is 688/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,941/sq mi; median household income is $131,274, above the comparison median of $89,389; and typical commute is 29 minutes, above the comparison median of 22 minutes. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.
National context
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Housing
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Work
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Community
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Environmental context
FEMA declarations for Wright County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.
Climate normals
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.
Representative station: MINNEAPOLIS CRYSTAL AP (18 mi from place center)Month by month
Data vintage
Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.
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