Forest Lake city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Forest Lake city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 13,801. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 635 people without a high school diploma (ie. 4.60% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 73.70% White Alone, and 9.45% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 3,601 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 26.09% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.42% White Alone, and 0.25% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 4,587 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.24% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.51% White Alone, and 0.87% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 4,978 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 36.07% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.31% White Alone, and 2.71% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 468 73.70
Black Alone 60 9.45
Asian Alone 23 3.62
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 80 12.60
Two or More Races 4 0.63
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 445 70.08
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 103 16.22
All Other Ethnicities 87 13.70
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3364 93.42
Black Alone 9 0.25
Asian Alone 42 1.17
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 89 2.47
Two or More Races 97 2.69
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3364 93.42
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 67 1.86
All Other Ethnicities 170 4.72
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3968 86.51
Black Alone 40 0.87
Asian Alone 177 3.86
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 17 0.37
Some Other Race Alone 34 0.74
Two or More Races 351 7.65
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3936 85.81
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 142 3.10
All Other Ethnicities 509 11.10
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 4645 93.31
Black Alone 135 2.71
Asian Alone 88 1.77
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 17 0.34
Some Other Race Alone 17 0.34
Two or More Races 76 1.53
Forest Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 4581 92.03
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 81 1.63
All Other Ethnicities 316 6.35