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Lester Prairie, MN Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lester Prairie is $23,822, which is lower than the state average of $31,642 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lester Prairie median household income is $49,191, which has grown by 11.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.12% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lester Prairie residents spend 27.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is higher 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, #454

Lester Prairie, MN	23,822 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

Lester Prairie, MN	32,139 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

Lester Prairie, MN	36,974 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

Lester Prairie, MN	30,233 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, #378

Lester Prairie, MN	49,191 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	62,053 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #715

Lester Prairie, MN	11.11%
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

	Lester Prairie, MN		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.04%	$5,927, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.42%	$17,679, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.38%	$851, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.90%	$18,529, 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

Lester Prairie, MN	64,276 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	73,424 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

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$50,000, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Hispanic	$40,179, see rank	$41,674	$42,396
One Race, Other	$27,143, see rank	$39,673	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$34,444, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,583, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,719, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$26,058, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,185, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	572, 48.27%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	439, 76.75%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	439, 76.75%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	414, 94.31%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 5.69%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	133, 23.25%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	613, 51.73%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	461, 75.20%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	461, 75.20%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	426, 92.41%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 7.59%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	152, 24.80%, 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

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	815, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	675, 82.82%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	67, 8.22%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.37%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	36, 4.42%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 0.74%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	28, 3.44%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	27.6 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

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	840	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	414, 49.29%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	99, 23.91%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	22, 5.31%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	61, 14.73%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.48%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48, 11.59%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	149, 35.99%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	426, 50.71%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	143, 33.57%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	97, 22.77%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	140, 32.86%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.70%, 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	43, 10.09%, 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

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	840, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 0.60%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	91, 10.83%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	222, 26.43%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	36, 4.29%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	62, 7.38%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	39, 4.64%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37, 4.40%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	57, 6.79%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	230, 27.38%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30, 3.57%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 0.95%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23, 2.74%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lester Prairie, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	149	9.04%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	28	6.32%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

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