Battle Lake's Livability
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About Battle Lake, MN
Battle Lake, MN is located in Otter Tail County in the state of Minnesota.
The total City Population for Battle Lake is about 654 with about 172 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $159,576, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Home Value of $196,895 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 26% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $52,039, which is roughly 27% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,950 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 20% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.18Male Population Estimate: 47.6%
Female Population Estimate: 52.4%
Median Age: 58.5
Male Median Age: 53.0
Female Median Age: 54.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:1.2%
Indian:1%
Hispanic:0.3%
Asian:0.3%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Other:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 32.85%
Other: 0.85%
Libertarian: 0.71%
Green: 0.21%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Battle Lake specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Otter Tail County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Otter Tail County: About 98.7141 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Otter Tail County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 66% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Battle Lake is about 8.6%.
Minnesota is ranked #17 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 61.06 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 56.82The average living wage for the state of Minnesota is $32.96/hr, while the states minimum wage is $10.08/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Minnesota a minimum wage score of 45.37 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $10.08/hr, which gives Minnesota a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Minnesota is $201.60, resulting in a UI benefit score of 34.22 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Minnesota does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Minnesota does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Minnesota does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Minnesota does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Minnesota does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Minnesota does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Minnesota does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Minnesota does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Minnesota does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Minnesota does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Minnesota does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Minnesota does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Minnesota does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Minnesota does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Minnesota does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Minnesota does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Minnesota does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Minnesota does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 56515Latitude: 46.285000
Longitude: -95.718600
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1333.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 218