Becker vs Elk River

A side-by-side comparison of Becker and Elk River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elk River has the higher population (26,367 vs 4,958 in Becker). Elk River has the higher median household income ($99,457 vs $90,188 in Becker). Elk River has the higher median home value ($338,300 vs $257,600 in Becker).

Population, income & housing

	Becker	Elk River
Population	4,958	26,367
Median age	32.9 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,188	$99,457
Median home value	$257,600	$338,300
Median gross rent	$859	$1,269
Housing units	1,837	10,114
Homeownership rate	87.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Becker	Elk River
Population	4,844 → 4,958 (+2.4%)	24,522 → 26,367 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$93,498 → $90,188 (-3.5%)	$89,596 → $99,457 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$188,400 → $257,600 (+36.7%)	$241,400 → $338,300 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $859 (-11.4%)	$1,036 → $1,269 (+22.5%)

Becker

Population

4,8444,958

Median household income

$93,498$90,188

Median home value

$188,400$257,600

Median gross rent

$969$859

Elk River

Population

24,52226,367

Median household income

$89,596$99,457

Median home value

$241,400$338,300

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Becker	Elk River
Under 5	9.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	16.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.5%
75 and over	5.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Becker	Elk River
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Becker	Elk River
No high school diploma	3.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	33.8%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Becker	Elk River
Drove alone	79.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.7%	14.1%
Other means	3.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Becker	Elk River
1-unit, detached	66.4%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	14.9%	15.1%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	5.6%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Becker	Elk River
Poverty rate	5.6%	3.2%
Average household size	2.88	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1999	1995