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Twin Lakes, Freeborn County, Minnesota

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County, city, in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Twin Lakes, Freeborn County had 132 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 134 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 158 (±62). GEOID 2765920.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

132

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 134 · ACS 2020-2024: 158 ±62

Median household income

$55,089

±$24,768 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

not published


Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$558

±$34 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Twin Lakes, Freeborn County and what county is it in?

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It covers 0.5 square miles of land, 275 residents per square mile in 2020.

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County is in the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County (marked with a dot) in Freeborn 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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 132 people lived in Twin Lakes, Freeborn County on July 1, 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 134 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 158 (±62).

  • July 2020→2021 +1 (132)
  • 2021→2022 −1 (131)
  • 2022→2023 +1 (132)
  • 2023→2024 +0 (132)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (132)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Twin Lakes, Freeborn CountyFreeborn CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Total population 158 ±62 30,623 5,739,445 no clear change
Households 75 ±24 12,846 2,307,955 no clear change
Average household size 2.11 ±0.50 2.34 2.43 no clear change
Housing units 92 ±24 14,116 2,545,030 no clear change

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County's population since 2000

From 168 in 2000 to 132 in 2025: down 21.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Twin Lakes, Freeborn County 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 168
  • 2005 (estimate) 158
  • 2010 Census 151
  • 2015 (estimate) 149
  • 2020 Census 134
  • 2025 (estimate) 132

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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County?

The median resident of Twin Lakes, Freeborn County is 42.7 years old; 15.8% are under 18 and 20.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.4%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 5.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Twin Lakes, Freeborn CountyFreeborn CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median age 42.7 ±8.2 44.3 38.8 −14.1
Under 18 years 15.8% ±7.5 pts 21.8% 22.9% –
65 years and over 20.3% ±9.7 pts 23.4% 17.3% –
Male 64.6% ±9.2 pts 50.6% 50.1% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9% ±2.3 pts 10.8% 6.4% –
White alone, not Hispanic 92.4% ±7.2 pts 81.5% 75.9% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±13.2 pts 1.5% 6.9% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±13.2 pts 3.5% 5.1% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±13.2 pts 0.1% 0.7% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±13.2 pts 0.1% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 5.7% ±6.7 pts 2.2% 4.5% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±13.2 pts 0.3% 0.5% –
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±13.2 pts 4.2% 8.7% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 2.0% ±3.0 pts 8.6% 12.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 11.3% ±7.0 pts 7.4% 5.9% –
With a disability 19.6% ±11.9 pts 14.1% 11.6% –
No health insurance coverage 5.7% ±5.7 pts 6.6% 4.7% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 98.4% ±2.1 pts 91.4% 93.9% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 4.1% ±3.8 pts 18.2% 39.4% –
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 0.0% ±16.8 pts 6.0% 13.8% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 96.8% ±2.9 pts 90.0% 87.8% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.6% ±1.3 pts 1.3% 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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County earn?

Half of Twin Lakes, Freeborn County's 75 households earn less than $55,089 a year (±$24,768), against $71,023 in Freeborn County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $46,536 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 21.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Twin Lakes, Freeborn CountyFreeborn CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $55,089 ±$24,768 $71,023 $89,062 no clear change
Mean household income $58,335 ±$10,329 $93,926 $118,304 –
Per capita income $32,025 ±$4,717 $39,886 $48,237 no clear change
People below the poverty line 21.5% ±9.6 pts 10.6% 9.3% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 56.3% ±34.6 pts 12.1% 10.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 25.3% ±17.4 pts 9.5% 7.9% –
Households with a computer 93.3% ±6.0 pts 92.0% 95.8% –
Households with a broadband subscription 90.7% ±7.4 pts 86.3% 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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County?

Owners occupy 84.0% of Twin Lakes, Freeborn County's occupied homes and renters 16.0%. The median renter pays $558 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Twin Lakes, Freeborn CountyFreeborn CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
Median gross rent $558 ±$34 $849 $1,280 −$185
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±78.0 pts 38.6% 38.4% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $767 ±$134 $1,316 $1,947 –
Owner-occupied homes 84.0% ±14.4 pts 79.5% 72.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 16.0% ±14.4 pts 20.5% 27.8% –
Housing units 92 ±24 14,116 2,545,030 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±29.2 pts 1.7% 0.6% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±71.2 pts 5.6% 5.3% –
Single-family detached homes 44.6% ±15.6 pts 79.9% 66.0% –
Mobile homes 53.3% ±15.0 pts 2.4% 2.9% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±21.5 pts 0.3% 1.9% –
Built 2010 to 2019 2.2% ±3.2 pts 2.3% 8.5% –
Built 1939 or earlier 12.0% ±10.1 pts 27.5% 15.6% –
Households with no vehicle 0.0% ±25.5 pts 5.8% 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 do people in Twin Lakes, Freeborn County work and get to work?

83.5% of Twin Lakes, Freeborn County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Twin Lakes, Freeborn CountyFreeborn CountyMinnesota Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 70.7% ±13.3 pts 61.4% 68.1% –
Unemployment rate 0.0% ±21.1 pts 4.6% 4.1% –
Drove alone to work 83.5% ±14.5 pts 79.4% 68.9% –
Carpooled 6.6% ±11.4 pts 7.8% 7.5% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±21.7 pts 0.1% 1.8% –
Walked 2.2% ±3.0 pts 2.8% 2.5% –
Worked from home 7.7% ±7.6 pts 7.6% 17.6% –
Mean travel time to work 23.5 min ±7.6 19.7 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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County?

No census tract lies mostly in Twin Lakes, Freeborn County; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Twin Lakes, Freeborn County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Twin Lakes, Freeborn County
Tract 1803Freeborn County3,356 $77,208 $190,2004%

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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County) · Census block assignment files

How does Twin Lakes, Freeborn County compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Twin Lakes, Freeborn County is the 17,586th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 719th-most populous of 855 in Minnesota.

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County 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.

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County'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 estimate719th855

Twin Lakes, Freeborn County's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

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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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County?

27 of the 56 figures for Twin Lakes, Freeborn County 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 Twin Lakes, Freeborn County 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 Twin Lakes.