Elko New Market vs New Prague

A side-by-side comparison of Elko New Market and New Prague: population, income, housing, and more.

Elko New Market and New Prague are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Prague has the higher population (8,195 vs 4,915 in Elko New Market). Elko New Market has the higher median household income ($147,381 vs $98,424 in New Prague). Elko New Market has the higher median home value ($407,400 vs $323,500 in New Prague).

Population, income & housing

	Elko New Market	New Prague
Population	4,915	8,195
Median age	33.9 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$147,381	$98,424
Median home value	$407,400	$323,500
Median gross rent	$2,311	$1,198
Housing units	1,682	3,095
Homeownership rate	94.2%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elko New Market	New Prague
Population	4,657 → 4,915 (+5.5%)	7,899 → 8,195 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$123,294 → $147,381 (+19.5%)	$77,949 → $98,424 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$298,500 → $407,400 (+36.5%)	$247,100 → $323,500 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $2,311 (+157.1%)	$880 → $1,198 (+36.1%)

Elko New Market

Population

4,6574,915

Median household income

$123,294$147,381

Median home value

$298,500$407,400

Median gross rent

$899$2,311

New Prague

Population

7,8998,195

Median household income

$77,949$98,424

Median home value

$247,100$323,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,198

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elko New Market	New Prague
Under 5	6.5%	9.3%
5 to 17	22.6%	21.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	18.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	15.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.0%
75 and over	0.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elko New Market	New Prague
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	92.9%
Black or African American	6.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elko New Market	New Prague
No high school diploma	4.3%	2.6%
High school graduate	13.7%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elko New Market	New Prague
Drove alone	76.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	20.3%	10.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elko New Market	New Prague
1-unit, detached	88.9%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	16.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	1.2%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elko New Market	New Prague
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.1%
Average household size	3.11	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	2004	1993