Prior Lake.
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Minnesota·Scott County
5 tracts·28K people·$451K median·1,732/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 5 · Black 2 · Other 2
Married couple 65 · Living alone 20 · Other 15
Leisure 33 · Health 21 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 12 · Public admin 9 · Retail 9 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 22 · Service 13 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 16 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Prior Lake is $450,700 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Prior Lake has 28,016 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.6; the population is 79.2% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian, 5.2% Multiracial, 2.2% Black and 2.0% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 52.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.1% (Census ACS).
Jeffers Pond Elementary (66%), WestWood Elementary (66%) and Five Hawks Elementary (63%) lead the elementary schools; Prior Lake-Savage Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (57%); Prior Lake-Savage Area ALC (20%), ALC Independent Study (5%) and Laker Online (1%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,654/month, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Prior Lake is $134,255 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Prior Lake, median rent is $1,654/month and the median home value is $450,700 (Census ACS).
Prior Lake reported 1.2 violent crimes and 12.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 10°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 31 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Prior Lake are strong wind (100), tornado (92) and hail (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Prior Lake, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).