Lake Itasca's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
B
Housing -
F
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
A-
Crime -
B
Commute -
D
Education -
D+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Lake Itasca, MN
Lake Itasca, MN is located in Clearwater County in the state of Minnesota.
The total City Population for Lake Itasca is about 10,334 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $189,700, which is roughly 4% lower than the Average Home Value of $196,895 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 13% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $53,125, which is roughly 25% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,950 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 18% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.24Male Population Estimate: 49.2%
Female Population Estimate: 50.8%
Median Age: 47.2
Male Median Age: 46.2
Female Median Age: 48.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:2.3%
Hispanic:1.9%
Black:0.7%
Other:0.6%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Amy Klobuchar](/assets/images/politicians/senators/amy_klobuchar.jpg)
![Tina Smith](/assets/images/politicians/senators/tina_smith.jpg)
![Tim Walz](/assets/images/politicians/governors/tim_walz.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 26.76%
Other: 0.72%
Libertarian: 0.59%
Green: 0.3%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lake Itasca specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Clearwater County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Clearwater County: About 130.343 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Clearwater County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 55% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
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.
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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): 56676Latitude: 47.253800
Longitude: -95.212500
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1462.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 218