Sunfish Lake, MN

Census Place

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2023 Population

594

7.41% 1-year growth

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Poverty Rate

0.505%

6.9% 1-year decrease

About

In 2023, Sunfish Lake, MN had a population of 594 people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sunfish Lake, MN grew from 553 to 594, a 7.41% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Sunfish Lake, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Sunfish Lake, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Sunfish Lake, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Sunfish Lake, MN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Sunfish Lake, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (32 people), and Finance & Insurance (29 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($180,500), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($161,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($159,375).

Employment

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sunfish Lake, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (32 people), and Finance & Insurance (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sunfish Lake, MN, though some of these residents may live in Sunfish Lake, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$111,429

Median earning men ± $57,999

$73,750

Median earning women ± $33,552

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($231,250), Construction ($182,917), and Manufacturing ($182,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($156,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,125), and Manufacturing ($57,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Sunfish Lake, MN have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sunfish Lake, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

98.5%

Homeownership

2023

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 98.5% of the housing units in Sunfish Lake, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 97.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sunfish Lake, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 605.05

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Sunfish Lake, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Sunfish Lake, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sunfish Lake, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (66.5%)
Worked At Home (29.2%)
Carpooled (2.49%)

In 2023, 66.5% of workers in Sunfish Lake, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.2%) and those who carpooled to work (2.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sunfish Lake, MN have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Sunfish Lake, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sunfish Lake, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sunfish Lake, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sunfish Lake, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.505% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sunfish Lake, MN (3 out of 594 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 16 - 17, followed by Males 15 and then Males < 5.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sunfish Lake, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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