Elbow Lake vs Ogema

A side-by-side comparison of Elbow Lake and Ogema: population, income, housing, and more.

Elbow Lake and Ogema are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ogema has the higher population (233 vs 78 in Elbow Lake). Ogema has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $30,000 in Elbow Lake). Elbow Lake has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $82,500 in Ogema).

Population, income & housing

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
Population	78	233
Median age	40.5 yrs	28.2 yrs
Median household income	$30,000	$51,875
Median home value	$120,800	$82,500
Median gross rent	$600	—
Housing units	66	80
Homeownership rate	60.0%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	21.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
Population	79 → 78 (-1.3%)	214 → 233 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$25,417 → $30,000 (+18.0%)	$43,750 → $51,875 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $120,800 (-12.1%)	$71,700 → $82,500 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$417 → $600 (+43.9%)	$433 → $525 (+21.2%)

Elbow Lake

Population

7978

Median household income

$25,417$30,000

Median home value

$137,500$120,800

Median gross rent

$417$600

Ogema

Population

214233

Median household income

$43,750$51,875

Median home value

$71,700$82,500

Median gross rent

$433$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
Under 5	3.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	24.4%	27.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	17.2%
35 to 44	7.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	6.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	19.2%	6.9%
75 and over	12.8%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	37.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48.7%	35.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.6%	17.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
No high school diploma	37.7%	16.3%
High school graduate	32.1%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
Drove alone	61.1%	59.6%
Carpooled	22.2%	21.2%
Public transit	16.7%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
1-unit, detached	98.5%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	17.5%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Elbow Lake	Ogema
Poverty rate	38.5%	34.3%
Average household size	2.60	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1976	1990