Elgin vs Hammond

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and Hammond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elgin has the higher population (1,147 vs 125 in Hammond). Elgin has the higher median household income ($87,000 vs $50,000 in Hammond). Elgin has the higher median home value ($218,200 vs $139,600 in Hammond).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Hammond
Population	1,147	125
Median age	31.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,000	$50,000
Median home value	$218,200	$139,600
Median gross rent	$738	$845
Housing units	481	65
Homeownership rate	77.8%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Hammond
Population	1,268 → 1,147 (-9.5%)	91 → 125 (+37.4%)
Median household income	$60,208 → $87,000 (+44.5%)	$75,625 → $50,000 (-33.9%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $218,200 (+42.1%)	$117,500 → $139,600 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $738 (+20.4%)	$539 → $845 (+56.8%)

Elgin

Population

1,2681,147

Median household income

$60,208$87,000

Median home value

$153,500$218,200

Median gross rent

$613$738

Hammond

Population

91125

Median household income

$75,625$50,000

Median home value

$117,500$139,600

Median gross rent

$539$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Hammond
Under 5	9.1%	14.4%
5 to 17	17.2%	12.0%
18 to 24	12.1%	1.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	16.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	14.5%	6.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	20.8%
65 to 74	3.3%	5.6%
75 and over	5.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Hammond
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Hammond
No high school diploma	4.1%	10.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Hammond
Drove alone	84.3%	91.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Hammond
1-unit, detached	76.9%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	12.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	23.1%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Hammond
Poverty rate	6.5%	9.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1986	1938