Pequot Lakes is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,462 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pequot Lakes is the 287th largest community in Minnesota.

Of important note, Pequot Lakes is also a city of artists. Pequot Lakes has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pequot Lakes’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Pequot Lakes telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Pequot Lakes’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, Pequot Lakes has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pequot Lakes a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

As is often the case in a small city, Pequot Lakes doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Pequot Lakes citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.04% of adults in Pequot Lakes have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pequot Lakes in 2022 was $38,602, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,408 for a family of four. However, Pequot Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pequot Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pequot Lakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Pequot Lakes include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Pequot Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.