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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lester Prairie Public School District is $26,157, which is lower than the state average of $31,642 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lester Prairie Public School District median household income is $56,422. On average Lester Prairie Public School District residents spend 28.6 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, #193

Lester Prairie Public School District	26,157 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 Public School District	31,934 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 Public School District	38,646 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 Public School District	26,250 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, #119

Lester Prairie Public School District	56,422 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lester Prairie Public School District	68,188 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lester Prairie Public School District		-6.86%
Minnesota		29.12%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Lester Prairie Public School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Minnesota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Public School District		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.70%	$8,783, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.10%	$18,545, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.42%	$1,819, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.82%	$20,323, 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 Public School District	66,797 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lester Prairie Public School District	76,991 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 Public School District	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$56,897, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Hispanic	$41,071, 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 Public School District	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$34,583, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,083, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,250, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$32,788, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lester Prairie Public School District	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,108, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	1,037, 49.19%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	785, 75.70%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	785, 75.70%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	738, 94.01%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	47, 5.99%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	252, 24.30%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	1,071, 50.81%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	776, 72.46%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	776, 72.46%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	724, 93.30%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	52, 6.70%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	295, 27.54%, 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 Public School District	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,427, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,153, 80.80%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	117, 8.20%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.70%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	45, 3.15%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 0.70%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	92, 6.45%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lester Prairie Public School District	28.6 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 Public School District	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,462	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	738, 50.48%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	185, 25.07%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	56, 7.59%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	113, 15.31%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 2.03%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	72, 9.76%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	234, 31.71%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	724, 49.52%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	278, 38.40%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	161, 22.24%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	212, 29.28%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 1.24%, 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	60, 8.29%, 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 Public School District	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,462, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	63, 4.31%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	129, 8.82%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	350, 23.94%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	51, 3.49%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	120, 8.21%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	55, 3.76%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	13, 0.89%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	51, 3.49%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	92, 6.29%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	369, 25.24%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	51, 3.49%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	49, 3.35%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	69, 4.72%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lester Prairie Public School District	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	213	7.68%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	44	5.41%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

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