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Chickamaw Beach, Minnesota

Chickamaw Beach, city, in Cass County, Minnesota. Chickamaw Beach had 123 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 2.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 128 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 248 (±65). GEOID 2711296.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

123

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 128 · ACS 2020-2024: 248 ±65

Median household income

$110,000

±$56,216 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$298,800

±$41,578 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

not published


Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Chickamaw Beach and what county is it in?

Chickamaw Beach is a city in Cass County, Minnesota. It covers 2.3 square miles of land, 57 residents per square mile in 2020.

Chickamaw Beach is in the Brainerd, MN micropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Chickamaw Beach (marked with a dot) in Cass County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Chickamaw Beach, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 123 people lived in Chickamaw Beach on July 1, 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, while Minnesota grew 2.2%. The 2020 Census counted 128 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 248 (±65).

  • July 2020→2021 +1 (127)
  • 2021→2022 +1 (128)
  • 2022→2023 −1 (127)
  • 2023→2024 −1 (126)
  • 2024→2025 −3 (123)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Chickamaw BeachCass CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Total population 248 ±65 30,992 5,739,445 +138
Households 96 ±23 12,874 2,307,955 +43
Average household size 2.56 ±0.44 2.38 2.43 no clear change
Housing units 150 ±35 24,470 2,545,030 no clear change

Chickamaw Beach's population since 2000

From 148 in 2000 to 123 in 2025: down 16.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Chickamaw Beach as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 148
  • 2005 (estimate) 134
  • 2010 Census 114
  • 2015 (estimate) 111
  • 2020 Census 128
  • 2025 (estimate) 123

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Chickamaw Beach?

The median resident of Chickamaw Beach is 35.5 years old; 31.5% are under 18 and 21.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 98.0%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 1.2%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Chickamaw BeachCass CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median age 35.5 ±8.8 49.9 38.8 −23.2
Under 18 years 31.5% ±10.5 pts 20.0% 22.9% –
65 years and over 21.8% ±9.4 pts 27.5% 17.3% –
Male 49.6% ±5.7 pts 51.5% 50.1% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8% ±1.3 pts 1.8% 6.4% –
White alone, not Hispanic 98.0% ±1.9 pts 80.8% 75.9% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.7 pts 0.4% 6.9% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.7 pts 0.5% 5.1% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.7 pts 8.7% 0.7% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.7 pts 0.1% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.2% ±1.6 pts 7.2% 4.5% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±8.7 pts 0.6% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±8.7 pts 1.4% 8.7% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.5% ±1.5 pts 2.9% 12.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 14.7% ±5.8 pts 9.5% 5.9% –
With a disability 12.1% ±7.4 pts 15.7% 11.6% –
No health insurance coverage 1.6% ±2.8 pts 6.9% 4.7% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.9% ±6.5 pts 94.3% 93.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 40.5% ±16.7 pts 26.0% 39.4% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 11.3% ±6.1 pts 7.5% 13.8% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 92.1% ±4.8 pts 90.6% 87.8% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.0% ±8.9 pts 1.1% 1.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Chickamaw Beach earn?

Half of Chickamaw Beach's 96 households earn less than $110,000 a year (±$56,216), against $68,874 in Cass County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $79,226 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Chickamaw BeachCass CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $110,000 ±$56,216 $68,874 $89,062 no clear change
Mean household income $100,242 ±$21,204 $90,608 $118,304 –
Per capita income $40,432 ±$8,227 $38,449 $48,237 no clear change
People below the poverty line 4.8% ±4.8 pts 12.8% 9.3% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±24.7 pts 18.0% 10.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 0.0% ±20.7 pts 11.6% 7.9% –
Households with a computer 99.0% ±2.6 pts 94.5% 95.8% –
Households with a broadband subscription 87.5% ±9.9 pts 89.3% 91.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Chickamaw Beach?

Owners occupy 92.7% of Chickamaw Beach's occupied homes and renters 7.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $298,800 by its owner (±$41,578).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Chickamaw BeachCass CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $298,800 ±$41,578 $288,300 $329,300 +$50,446
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±100.0 pts 30.2% 38.4% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,625 ±$167 $1,535 $1,947 –
Owner-occupied homes 92.7% ±10.7 pts 86.2% 72.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 7.3% ±10.7 pts 13.8% 27.8% –
Housing units 150 ±35 24,470 2,545,030 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±22.1 pts 0.5% 0.6% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±93.3 pts 4.1% 5.3% –
Single-family detached homes 99.3% ±1.4 pts 85.8% 66.0% –
Mobile homes 0.0% ±13.9 pts 8.3% 2.9% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±13.9 pts 1.9% 1.9% –
Built 2010 to 2019 4.7% ±6.0 pts 9.7% 8.5% –
Built 1939 or earlier 13.3% ±9.3 pts 4.9% 15.6% –
Households with no vehicle 0.0% ±20.7 pts 4.2% 6.7% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Chickamaw Beach building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Chickamaw Beach in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 across Minnesota.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Chickamaw Beach work and get to work?

68.2% of Chickamaw Beach's workers drive alone and 11.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Chickamaw BeachCass CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 55.0% ±12.0 pts 55.1% 68.1% –
Unemployment rate 0.0% ±21.1 pts 6.6% 4.1% –
Drove alone to work 68.2% ±15.4 pts 73.2% 68.9% –
Carpooled 6.8% ±8.1 pts 9.7% 7.5% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±22.3 pts 0.4% 1.8% –
Walked 3.4% ±4.2 pts 2.5% 2.5% –
Worked from home 11.4% ±7.4 pts 12.3% 17.6% –
Mean travel time to work 22.9 min ±8.4 25.2 min 22.7 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Chickamaw Beach?

No census tract lies mostly in Chickamaw Beach; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Chickamaw Beach, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Chickamaw Beach
Tract 9607Cass County4,670 $64,213 $242,3001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Chickamaw Beach) · Census block assignment files

How does Chickamaw Beach compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Chickamaw Beach is the 17,739th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 730th-most populous of 855 in Minnesota.

Chickamaw Beach is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Chickamaw Beach's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate730th855

Chickamaw Beach's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

Every place in Minnesota, sortable · Compare Chickamaw Beach with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Chickamaw Beach?

27 of the 56 figures for Chickamaw Beach on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Chickamaw Beach are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Chickamaw Beach.