At a glance facts

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Who lives in Ham Lake?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 924 5.7%
5-9 years 969 6.0%
10-14 years 1,255 7.7%
15-17 years 810 5.0%
18-24 years 1,062 6.5%
25-34 years 1,639 10.1%
35-44 years 2,193 13.5%
45-54 years 2,587 15.9%
55-64 years 2,571 15.8%
65-74 years 1,716 10.5%
75-84 years 492 3.0%
85 years and older 64 0.4%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Male 8,429 51.8%
Female 7,853 48.2%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
White 14,720 90.4%
Of Color 1,562 9.6%
Black or African American suppressed
American Indian and Alaskan Native suppressed
Asian or Pacific Islander 871 5.3%
Other suppressed
Two or more races 411 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 169 1.0%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 15,358 100.0%
English only 14,289 93.0%
Language other than English 1,069 7.0%
Speaks English less than "very well" 393 2.6%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 16,282 100.0%
Population with a disability 1,627 10.0%
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Foreign-born residents 686 4.2%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 16,097 100.0%
Same residence 15,266 94.8%
Different residence in the U.S. 829 5.2%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's Ham Lake's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 5,591 100.0%
Less than $35,000 700 12.5%
$35,000-$49,999 384 6.9%
$50,000-$74,999 912 16.3%
$75,000-$99,999 787 14.1%
$100,000 or more 2,808 50.2%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $100,292 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 16,253 100.0%
Less than $35,000 700 12.5%
With income below poverty 642 4.0%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 517 3.2%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 772 4.7%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 14,322 88.1%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 798 4.9%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) suppressed
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 773 4.8%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) suppressed
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 924 5.7%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 310 1.9%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 597 3.7%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 572 3.5%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 16,282 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 488 3.0%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 5,738 100.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 147 2.6%
Occupied housing units 5,591 97.4%
Average household size 2.9
Owner-occupied 5,185 90.4%
Average household size 3.0
Renter-occupied 406 7.1%
Average household size 1.9
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 1,461 25.5%
1970-1999 3,501 61.0%
1940-1969 667 11.6%
1939 or earlier 109 1.9%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 5,591 100.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 4,517 80.8%
With children under 18 years 2,151 38.5%
Married-couple family households 3,903 69.8%
With children under 18 years 1,704 30.5%
Single-person family households 614 11.0%
With children under 18 years 447 8.0%
Nonfamily households 1,074 19.2%
Householder living alone 834 14.9%
65 years and over 313 5.6%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 2,163 38.7%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,484 26.5%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 1,618 28.9%
Moved in 2000-2009 1,842 32.9%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,285 23.0%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,285 23.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 5,535 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 959 17.3%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 5,151 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 803 15.6%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 384 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 156 40.6%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 384
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $940
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 95 1.7%
1 vehicle available 840 15.0%
2 vehicles available 2,476 44.3%
3 or more vehicles available 2,180 39.0%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 8,601 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 7,903 91.9%
Public transportation 154 1.8%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 544 6.3%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 8,240 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 370 4.5%
10-19 minutes 1,199 14.6%
20-29 minutes 2,333 28.3%
30 minutes or longer 4,338 52.6%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 11,262 100.0%
Less than high school 396 3.5%
High school diploma or GED 3,225 28.6%
Some college or associate’s degree 3,935 34.9%
Bachelor’s Degree 2,699 24.0%
Graduate or professional Degree 1,007 8.9%
High school graduate or higher 10,866 96.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 3,706 32.9%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 10,052 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 8,228 81.9%
Civilian labor force 8,485 100.0%
Unemployed 257 3.0%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 8,667 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 1,785 20.6%
Age 30 to 54 4,767 55.0%
Age 55 or older 2,115 24.4%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 1,641 18.9%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 1,966 22.7%
$40,000 or more per year 5,060 58.4%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 534 6.2%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation suppressed
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 386 4.5%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 168 1.9%
Construction 622 7.2%
Educational services 779 9.0%
Finance and insurance 375 4.3%
Health care and social assistance 1,144 13.2%
Information 149 1.7%
Management of companies and enterprises 265 3.1%
Manufacturing 1,374 15.9%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction suppressed
Other services (excluding public administration) 298 3.4%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 529 6.1%
Public administration 370 4.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing 111 1.3%
Retail trade 768 8.9%
Transportation and warehousing 240 2.8%
Utilities 50 0.6%
Wholesale trade 477 5.5%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 8,092 93.4%
Black or African American alone 156 1.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 23 0.3%
Asian alone 295 3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone suppressed
Two or more race groups 98 1.1%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 465 5.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 1,782 20.6%
Some college or associate degree 2,320 26.8%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 2,315 26.7%