Fish Lake, Minnesota Demographics & Population 2026

A note before these figures: with a population of 93, Fish Lake's ACS estimates come from a small number of survey responses and carry wide margins of error. Individual percentages below — particularly rates that round to 0% or 100% — are approximations, not precise measurements. See data.census.gov for the published margins of error.

Population Overview

Fish Lake is a small community located in Minnesota, within Jackson County. The total population is 93. It ranks as the 807th most populous out of 914 Census-designated places in Minnesota.

Age Demographics

The median age in Fish Lake is 45.5 years. This is 17% higher than the state median of 38.8 years.

Economy, Income & Housing

The median household income in Fish Lake is $96,250. This is 8% higher than the state median of $89,062. It is also 19% higher than the national median of $80,734. The ACS records no residents below the poverty line in Fish Lake. In a community this small the estimate rests on very few survey responses, so it should be read as an absence of measurement rather than a measured absence of poverty. The unemployment rate is 4.0%. This is 1% lower than the state rate of 4.1%. The median home value is $359,400. Housing costs are 9% higher than the state median of $329,300. The home-value-to-income ratio is 3.7x. 100.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied. This homeownership rate is 38% higher than the state average of 72.2%.

Race & Ethnicity

Fish Lake has a predominantly White (non-Hispanic) population, comprising 95.7% of all residents.

Education

28.6% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is 27% lower than the state rate of 39.4%. Nationally, 35.7% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree. No surveyed resident aged 25 or older reported leaving school before earning a high school diploma, though a rate of exactly 100% reflects the limits of a small sample.

Data Sources & Methodology

All demographic data for Fish Lake, Minnesota is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. The ACS collects data from approximately 3.5 million households annually and pools five years of responses so that even small communities can be measured, though the margin of error widens as the population falls. Comparisons are made against Minnesota state averages and national averages calculated from the same dataset. Rankings reflect the city's position among all 914 Census-designated places in Minnesota. Read more about how these figures are produced on our methodology page, or visit data.census.gov for official data.