Elk River vs Zimmerman

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

Elk River and Zimmerman 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 6,410 in Zimmerman). Elk River has the higher median household income ($99,457 vs $86,169 in Zimmerman). Elk River has the higher median home value ($338,300 vs $284,600 in Zimmerman).

Population, income & housing

	Elk River	Zimmerman
Population	26,367	6,410
Median age	37.3 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$99,457	$86,169
Median home value	$338,300	$284,600
Median gross rent	$1,269	$1,277
Housing units	10,114	2,287
Homeownership rate	80.0%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk River	Zimmerman
Population	24,522 → 26,367 (+7.5%)	5,657 → 6,410 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$89,596 → $99,457 (+11.0%)	$77,222 → $86,169 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$241,400 → $338,300 (+40.1%)	$187,500 → $284,600 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,269 (+22.5%)	$1,213 → $1,277 (+5.3%)

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

Zimmerman

Population

5,6576,410

Median household income

$77,222$86,169

Median home value

$187,500$284,600

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk River	Zimmerman
Under 5	6.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	22.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	5.0%
75 and over	5.3%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk River	Zimmerman
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	81.2%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.9%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk River	Zimmerman
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	26.2%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	50.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk River	Zimmerman
Drove alone	76.9%	65.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	19.6%
Public transit	1.4%	1.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	13.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk River	Zimmerman
1-unit, detached	66.7%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	15.1%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.6%
20 or more units	11.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Elk River	Zimmerman
Poverty rate	3.2%	11.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	1995	2003