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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Heron Lake is $22,001, which is lower than the state average of $31,642 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Heron Lake median household income is $38,859, which has grown by 20.60% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.12% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Heron Lake residents spend 19.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #594

Heron Lake, MN	22,001 USD
Minnesota	31,642 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Heron Lake, MN	27,216 USD
Minnesota	33,277 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Heron Lake, MN	34,028 USD
Minnesota	39,915 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Heron Lake, MN	16,250 USD
Minnesota	27,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #653

Heron Lake, MN	38,859 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Heron Lake, MN	50,139 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #587

Heron Lake, MN	20.60%
Minnesota	29.12%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Heron Lake, MN		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.34%	$6,952, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.07%	$17,726, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.00%	$575, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.73%	$11,330, see rank	15.83%	$22,401	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Heron Lake, MN	67,727 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Heron Lake, MN	66,075 USD
Minnesota	94,560 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Heron Lake, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$39,130, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Hispanic	$26,250, see rank	$41,674	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Heron Lake, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$27,083, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,750, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,864, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$22,232, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Heron Lake, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	486, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	212, 43.62%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	168, 79.25%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	168, 79.25%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	158, 94.05%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 5.95%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	44, 20.75%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	274, 56.38%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	166, 60.58%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	166, 60.58%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	161, 96.99%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 3.01%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	108, 39.42%, see rank	33.72%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Heron Lake, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	319, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	257, 80.56%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18, 5.64%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	32, 10.03%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12, 3.76%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Heron Lake, MN	19.2 minutes
Minnesota	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Heron Lake, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	319	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	158, 49.53%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32, 20.25%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	23, 14.56%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 5.70%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 3.80%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 11.39%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 36.08%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	161, 50.47%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	60, 37.27%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	59, 36.65%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20, 12.42%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 13.66%, see rank	6.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Heron Lake, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	319, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 5.33%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	21, 6.58%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	75, 23.51%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20, 6.27%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	17, 5.33%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16, 5.02%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	5, 1.57%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 4.08%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 3.45%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	93, 29.15%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 5.64%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 2.51%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5, 1.57%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Heron Lake, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	108	17.25%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	23	14.94%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.