Living in Lake of the Woods

In Lake of the Woods, unemployment is 0.8% (2024).

Lake of the Woods numbered 8,081 residents at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 0.83% at the end of 2024. Lake of the Woods was home to 611 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population8,081people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,075EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,631EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate0.829%country median 4.6% — 82% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Lake of the Woods?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Lake of the Woods.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,550 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,631 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Lake of the Woods a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

Try your profile

Remote worker40%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 30–50%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–76%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family63%strong on family, weak on safety · range 52–74%

Retirement33%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 611 of 8,081 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Lake of the Woods is 0.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Lake of the Woods 0.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,075 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	0.829 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Lake of the Woods?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,238of €3,869 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,869
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,550
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,238

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Lake of the Woods Salary needed to live in Lake of the Woods

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lake of the Woods. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Open official service

Open the United States service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lake of the Woods. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	94.91 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lake of the Woods when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Lake of the Woods's nearest airport was CHO, 64 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	64 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	CHO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lake of the Woods. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

Open official information

Open the full United States section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lake of the Woods.

Find courses near Lake of the Woods

Climate and air quality

Lake of the Woods's monthly mean temperatures were 0.5°C in January and 25.9°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 24.43 · Feb 24.49 · Mar 27.1 · Apr 34.99 · May 33.7 · Jun 38.04 · Jul 41.18 · Aug 40.43 · Sep 37.31 · Oct 36.5 · Nov 26.93 · Dec 24.25 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -16.56 · Feb -18.84 · Mar -18.07 · Apr -5.22 · May 0.12 · Jun 7.13 · Jul 10.88 · Aug 12.32 · Sep 4.94 · Oct -2.18 · Nov -6.62 · Dec -13.52 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 1.83 · Mar 6.51 · Apr 12.82 · May 18.22 · Jun 23.31 · Jul 25.95 · Aug 25.14 · Sep 21.13 · Oct 14.25 · Nov 7.72 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Lake of the Woods spanned 12.8 km² at the end of 2025. Lake of the Woods's population density measured 622.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	12.83 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	7.65 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	611 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	622.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	8,081 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Lake of the Woods

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Lake of the Woods alternative in the same country

95 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 0.8% Lake of the Woods+339%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 7.7% Lake of the Woods+346%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 8,081 Lake of the Woods+520%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,075 Lake of the Woods+21%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Lake of the Woods, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Larkfield-Wikiup8,080 residents Odessa8,080 residents Brentwood8,079 residents Marshfield8,078 residents Union8,077 residents Springs8,086 residents

How does Lake of the Woods compare?

Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Lake of the Woods's.

Open the full comparison

Put Lake of the Woods's key facts on your site — a card with this page's figures and a link back, free under CC BY 4.0.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Lake of the Woods?

The unemployment rate is 0.829 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many people live in Lake of the Woods?

The published population is 8,081 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Lake of the Woods?

611 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Lake of the Woods a good place to live?

Lake of the Woods may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Cite this page

Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.

APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lake of the Woods, United States: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e4488a8c2cba999fd518dac00a3fac34]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lake-of-the-woods/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lake-of-the-woods-united-states-population-rent-salary_a848860231eb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lake of the Woods, United States: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e4488a8c2cba999fd518dac00a3fac34},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lake-of-the-woods/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Lake of the Woods, United States: population, rent, salary](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/lake-of-the-woods/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version e4488a8c2cba999fd518dac00a3fac34; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.

Sources

JSON Markdown

2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07

Show 3 more sources

U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15

Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.