Elysian vs Heidelberg

A side-by-side comparison of Elysian and Heidelberg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elysian has the higher population (663 vs 221 in Heidelberg). Heidelberg has the higher median household income ($111,563 vs $98,571 in Elysian). Elysian has the higher median home value ($295,700 vs $293,800 in Heidelberg).

Population, income & housing

	Elysian	Heidelberg
Population	663	221
Median age	42.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$98,571	$111,563
Median home value	$295,700	$293,800
Median gross rent	$1,110	—
Housing units	343	66
Homeownership rate	85.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elysian	Heidelberg
Population	650 → 663 (+2.0%)	104 → 221 (+112.5%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $98,571 (+44.9%)	$72,727 → $111,563 (+53.4%)
Median home value	$204,500 → $295,700 (+44.6%)	$212,500 → $293,800 (+38.3%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,110 (+53.1%)	—

Elysian

Population

650663

Median household income

$68,036$98,571

Median home value

$204,500$295,700

Median gross rent

$725$1,110

Heidelberg

Population

104221

Median household income

$72,727$111,563

Median home value

$212,500$293,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elysian	Heidelberg
Under 5	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	35.7%
18 to 24	11.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	5.0%
35 to 44	9.0%	21.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	17.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	13.3%	6.3%
75 and over	8.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elysian	Heidelberg
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elysian	Heidelberg
No high school diploma	3.5%	6.2%
High school graduate	28.8%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elysian	Heidelberg
Drove alone	82.6%	92.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	5.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elysian	Heidelberg
1-unit, detached	77.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elysian	Heidelberg
Poverty rate	5.6%	0.5%
Average household size	2.32	3.51
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1987	1978