Thunder Lake's Livability
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Job Market -
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About Thunder Lake, MN
Thunder Lake, MN is located in Cass County in the state of Minnesota.
The total City Population for Thunder Lake is about 2,097 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $180,600, which is roughly 8% lower than the Average Home Value of $196,895 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 17% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,802, which is roughly 38% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $70,950 for the state of Minnesota, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.16Male Population Estimate: 49.7%
Female Population Estimate: 50.3%
Median Age: 51.7
Male Median Age: 52.7
Female Median Age: 50.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:9.44%
Hispanic:0.95%
Black:0.72%
Asian:0.19%
Hawaiian:0.14%
Other:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 34.68%
Other: 0.85%
Libertarian: 0.61%
Green: 0.33%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Thunder Lake specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cass County: About 5.5 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cass County: About 235.763 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cass County is about 28% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 18% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Thunder Lake is about 6.3%.
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): 56672Latitude: 47.041652
Longitude: -93.968594
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1358.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 218