Battle Lake’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Battle Lake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Battle Lake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Battle Lake is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Battle Lake is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.35% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Battle Lake in 2022 was $34,590, which is middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,360 for a family of four. However, Battle Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Battle Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Battle Lake residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Battle Lake include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Battle Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
