Lakeville

Population & Demographics

Lakeville, MN

Lakeville is home to 74,354 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 39,070 resident workers commute each day.

MinnesotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
74,354
people
Population

74,354 residents

Median age 36.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lakeville population & demographics

Who lives in Lakeville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
74,354
Median age
36.8yrs
Median household income
$139,041
Median home value
$452,500
Median gross rent
$1,806/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.6%
Poverty rate
2.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lakeville

How Lakeville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White76.2%
Black6.6%
Asian6.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%
Two or more races3.8%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Lakeville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lakeville.

Lakeville at a glance
Employed Residents
39,070
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Minneapolis
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lakeville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lakeville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

62 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lakeville

39,070 commutes, one dot at a time

Lakeville

Where 39,070 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lakeville, by worker count.

1Minneapolis19.2 mi4,908
2Lakeville0.0 mi4,713
3Bloomington10.9 mi2,755
4Burnsville5.4 mi2,419
5St. Paul19.5 mi2,368
6Eagan9.7 mi2,219
7Edina15.5 mi1,967
8Apple Valley4.2 mi1,773

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lakeville.

1Lakeville0.0 mi4,713
2Farmington4.6 mi1,099
3Burnsville5.4 mi1,096
4Apple Valley4.2 mi1,094
5Eagan9.7 mi670
6Rosemount7.4 mi508
7Minneapolis19.2 mi480
8Bloomington10.9 mi451

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lakeville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing13.8%
EDEducational Services13.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.0%
RTRetail Trade10.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.8%
COConstruction5.9%
WSWholesale Trade5.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lakeville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

11 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lakeville

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