Elmore vs Walters

A side-by-side comparison of Elmore and Walters: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elmore has the higher population (442 vs 82 in Walters). Elmore has the higher median household income ($40,938 vs $35,781 in Walters). Walters has the higher median home value ($52,500 vs $45,800 in Elmore).

Population, income & housing

	Elmore	Walters
Population	442	82
Median age	40.8 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,938	$35,781
Median home value	$45,800	$52,500
Median gross rent	$907	—
Housing units	256	48
Homeownership rate	67.5%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	23.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmore	Walters
Population	480 → 442 (-7.9%)	68 → 82 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $40,938 (+7.4%)	$24,500 → $35,781 (+46.0%)
Median home value	$36,600 → $45,800 (+25.1%)	$40,000 → $52,500 (+31.3%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $907 (+84.3%)	—

Elmore

Population

480442

Median household income

$38,125$40,938

Median home value

$36,600$45,800

Median gross rent

$492$907

Walters

Population

6882

Median household income

$24,500$35,781

Median home value

$40,000$52,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmore	Walters
Under 5	6.8%	1.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	25.6%
18 to 24	15.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	32.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	14.6%
75 and over	12.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmore	Walters
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmore	Walters
No high school diploma	19.1%	13.3%
High school graduate	37.9%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmore	Walters
Drove alone	87.4%	75.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	13.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmore	Walters
1-unit, detached	90.6%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Elmore	Walters
Poverty rate	27.4%	29.3%
Average household size	1.85	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1956	1938