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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Pequot Lakes is worth considering.

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

In terms of college education, Pequot Lakes is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.04% of adults in Pequot Lakes have a college 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.