Elkton vs Lansing

A side-by-side comparison of Elkton and Lansing: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lansing has the higher population (155 vs 91 in Elkton). Elkton has the higher median home value ($182,500 vs $101,300 in Lansing). Since 2019, Lansing's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs -32.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Lansing
Population	91	155
Median age	50.8 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,932	—
Median home value	$182,500	$101,300
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	54	103
Homeownership rate	87.8%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Lansing
Population	134 → 91 (-32.1%)	133 → 155 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$60,750 → $51,932 (-14.5%)	—
Median home value	$80,000 → $182,500 (+128.1%)	$86,000 → $101,300 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $775 (+6.9%)	—

Elkton

Population

13491

Median household income

$60,750$51,932

Median home value

$80,000$182,500

Median gross rent

$725$775

Lansing

Population

133155

Median home value

$86,000$101,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkton	Lansing
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	7.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.9%	1.9%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	16.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	21.9%
65 to 74	7.7%	18.7%
75 and over	23.1%	23.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Lansing
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Lansing
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.6%
High school graduate	50.7%	62.9%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Lansing
Drove alone	72.7%	96.4%
Carpooled	12.7%	0.0%
Public transit	5.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Lansing
1-unit, detached	90.7%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Lansing
Poverty rate	11.1%	29.1%
Average household size	1.86	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1965	1938