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Lester Prairie, MN Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Lester Prairie is $22,070, which is lower than the state average of $29,582 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Lester Prairie median household income is $58,571, which has grown by 32.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Lester Prairie residents spend 27.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #459

Lester Prairie, MN	22,070 USD
Minnesota	29,582 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	28,500 USD
Minnesota	31,502 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	31,500 USD
Minnesota	37,989 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	24,563 USD
Minnesota	25,790 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #191

Lester Prairie, MN	58,571 USD
Minnesota	57,243 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	63,149 USD
Minnesota	73,561 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #248

Lester Prairie, MN	32.30%
Minnesota	17.72%
U.S.	19.17%

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	24.91%	$4,629, see rank	28.44%	$12,408	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	18.09%	$16,881, see rank	25.29%	$15,973	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.56%	$1,300, see rank	3.18%	$3,071	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	10.58%	$17,924, see rank	15.17%	$20,770	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	61,360 USD
Minnesota	71,307 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	67,615 USD
Minnesota	87,853 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$58,929, see rank	$59,396	$54,999
Hispanic	$61,071, see rank	$40,163	$41,534
One Race, Other	$60,357, see rank	$41,291	$40,847
Two or More Races	$27,500, see rank	$44,955	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lester Prairie, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$32,292, see rank	$28,693	$26,465
25 to 44	$59,167, see rank	$64,639	$57,132
45 to 64	$70,956, see rank	$70,338	$63,398
65 or over	$27,115, see rank	$34,152	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lester Prairie, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,247	see rank	4,111,966	238,733,844
Male¹	656	52.61%, see rank	49.21%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	518	78.96%, see rank	75.58%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	518	78.96%, see rank	75.43%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	489	94.40%, see rank	92.74%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	29	5.60%, see rank	7.26%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	138	21.04%, see rank	24.42%	29.08%
Female¹	591	47.39%, see rank	50.79%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	470	79.53%, see rank	66.60%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	470	79.53%, see rank	66.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	449	95.53%, see rank	94.58%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21	4.47%, see rank	5.42%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	121	20.47%, see rank	33.40%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lester Prairie, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	921	100%	2,676,172	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	701	76.11%, see rank	77.77%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	143	15.53%, see rank	9.21%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	3.39%	4.94%
Walked	24	2.61%, see rank	3.02%	2.85%
Other Means	17	1.85%, see rank	1.58%	1.72%
Worked at Home	36	3.91%, see rank	5.04%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lester Prairie, MN	27.6 minutes
Minnesota	22.1 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lester Prairie, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	938	-	2,730,721	141,833,331
Male¹	489	52.13%, see rank	51.84%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	115	23.52%, see rank	35.18%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	39	7.98%, see rank	11.82%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	48	9.82%, see rank	18.10%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4	0.82%, see rank	1.11%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81	16.56%, see rank	8.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	168	34.36%, see rank	19.27%	18.08%
Female¹	449	47.87%, see rank	48.16%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	136	30.29%, see rank	40.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	87	19.38%, see rank	20.18%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	140	31.18%, see rank	31.93%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	86	19.15%, see rank	6.40%	6.07%

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	938	100%	2,730,721	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12	1.28%, see rank	2.38%	1.86%
Construction	80	8.53%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	242	25.80%, see rank	14.07%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	17	1.81%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	76	8.10%, see rank	11.53%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	58	6.18%, see rank	4.55%	5.07%
Information	38	4.05%, see rank	2.17%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	63	6.72%, see rank	7.38%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	62	6.61%, see rank	9.31%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	194	20.68%, see rank	23.57%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36	3.84%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	29	3.09%, see rank	3.33%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31	3.30%, see rank	4.39%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lester Prairie, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	124	7.22%, see rank	10.59%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	33	6.80%, see rank	6.83%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.