Ham Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 16,613 people and four associated neighborhoods, Ham Lake is the 68th largest community in Minnesota. Ham Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although Ham Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ham Lake is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ham Lake is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ham Lake who work in management occupations (14.93%), office and administrative support (9.52%), and business and financial occupations (8.74%). Also of interest is that Ham Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.22% 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. Because of many things, Ham Lake is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Ham Lake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Ham Lake perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Ham Lake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Ham Lake are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.82% of adults in Ham Lake have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Ham Lake in 2022 was $53,543, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $214,172 for a family of four. The people who call Ham Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ham Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ham Lake include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ham Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
