Detroit Lakes Minnesota Real Estate
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, is located in Becker County, 46 miles E of Fargo, North Dakota and 465 miles NW of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Detroit Lakes has a population of 7,348.
Detroit Lakes Homes
Detroit Lakes properties pool is 3,330 residential properties including Detroit Lakes new homes. Median age of real estate in Detroit Lakes is 1961. Average Household size is 2.86 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 25% are 2 bedroom homes, 47% are 3 bedroom homes, 19% are 4 bedroom homes, and 6% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Detroit Lakes Mortgage Statistics
Detroit Lakes mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Detroit Lakes |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
37% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
63% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
51% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
12% |
16% |
Detroit Lakes Area Real Estate Tax
Detroit Lakes Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $814 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 42,267. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Detroit Lakes School District: Children make up 22.8% of Detroit Lakes population. Detroit Lakes has 1,679 under 18 years old residents, or 0.52 kids per one worker, or 0.5 kids per one household.
Detroit Lakes Real Estate & Detroit Lakes Homeownership
There are 1365.3 or 41% one person households, 1032.3 or 31% two person households, and 399.6 or 12% three person households in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Median residents age is 41.5, Senior citizens (65+) make up 1,738 or 23.7%% of Detroit Lakes population.
There are 3,210 workers (over 16 years of age) in Detroit Lakes. Of these, 90.25% drive to work. Approximately 0.4% of workers in Detroit Lakes take public transportation. An estimated 3.8% walk to work.
Median Detroit Lakes homeowner's housing expences are 17%
Crime in Detroit Lakes (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Detroit Lakes |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
14.97 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
2.72 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
10.89 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
718.56 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
65.32 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
608.33 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
44.91 |
43.3 |
Invest in Detroit Lakes Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Detroit Lakes Minnesota area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Detroit Lakes |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Fargo, North Dakota |
- |
| Near Large City |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
- |
| Detroit Lakes Zip Codes |
56501 |
- |
| Detroit Lakes Area Codes |
218 |
- |
| White population |
91.98% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.42% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.53% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
4.5% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
1.2% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 42,267% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
14.51% |
12.4% |
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