Lake of the Woods County, MN Population

Overview

3,757

Total Population

48.5

Median age

46.50%

Female population %

115.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

67.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake of the Woods County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake of the Woods County is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake of the Woods County's population under 18 was 20.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake of the Woods County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake of the Woods County, 16.08% were under the age of 15, 13.76% aged 15 to 29, 46.02% aged 30 to 64, 21.51% aged 65 to 84, and 2.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 263 less females than males in Lake of the Woods County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.50% females and 53.50% males in Lake of the Woods County, MN.
The Lake of the Woods County, MN gender ratio is 115.1:100 i.e. 115.1 men to 100 women (1.151).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 253.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 215.

Lake of the Woods County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake of the Woods County population: 91.86% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 1.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.08% are Asian, 0.03% are some other race and 6.04% are multiracial.
Lake of the Woods County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,755 (99.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake of the Woods County is White with a population of 3,451 (91.86% of the total population).

Lake of the Woods County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,483 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lake of the Woods County's population decreased by 448 (9.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake of the Woods County's population decreased by 271 (6.72%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake of the Woods County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 3,722.