Red Lake County , Minnesota
Population: 3,922 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $77,500 Home $157,200 Rent $628/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Red Lake County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $157,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Red Lake County in the bottom 2% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$77,500
Median Income
household
$157,200
Home Value
median
$628/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $77,500 |
| Per Capita Income | $36,616 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.8% |
| Median Home Value | $157,200 |
| Median Gross Rent | $628/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 83.8% |
| Renter Occupied | 16.2% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 3,922 |
| Median Age | 42.8 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 17.6% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
38.8%
Obesity
12.0%
Diabetes
15.5%
Smoking
28.7%
High Blood Pressure
24.5%
No Physical Activity
25.8%
Depression
29.9%
Insufficient Sleep
76.6%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 2.2 · 2th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
8.59
🔥 Wildfire
48.76
❄️ Winter Storm
28.99
🌍 Earthquake
0.38
☀️ Drought
61.83
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