Elmdale vs Genola

A side-by-side comparison of Elmdale and Genola: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elmdale has the higher population (185 vs 64 in Genola). Elmdale has the higher median household income ($141,250 vs $90,833 in Genola). Elmdale has the higher median home value ($268,800 vs $184,600 in Genola).

Population, income & housing

	Elmdale	Genola
Population	185	64
Median age	48.7 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$141,250	$90,833
Median home value	$268,800	$184,600
Housing units	58	43
Homeownership rate	81.0%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmdale	Genola
Population	81 → 185 (+128.4%)	71 → 64 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $141,250 (+175.6%)	$31,250 → $90,833 (+190.7%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $268,800 (+126.3%)	$112,500 → $184,600 (+64.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$688 → $742 (+7.8%)

Elmdale

Population

81185

Median household income

$51,250$141,250

Median home value

$118,800$268,800

Genola

Population

7164

Median household income

$31,250$90,833

Median home value

$112,500$184,600

Median gross rent

$688$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmdale	Genola
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	10.9%
18 to 24	16.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	5.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	6.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	31.4%	35.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	6.3%
65 to 74	4.9%	6.3%
75 and over	7.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmdale	Genola
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmdale	Genola
No high school diploma	7.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	38.0%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	51.9%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmdale	Genola
Drove alone	88.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmdale	Genola
1-unit, detached	96.6%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmdale	Genola
Poverty rate	2.7%	15.6%
Average household size	3.19	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1962	1952