Elgin vs Kellogg

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

Elgin and Kellogg 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 438 in Kellogg). Elgin has the higher median household income ($87,000 vs $68,438 in Kellogg). Elgin has the higher median home value ($218,200 vs $166,800 in Kellogg).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Kellogg
Population	1,147	438
Median age	31.8 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$87,000	$68,438
Median home value	$218,200	$166,800
Median gross rent	$738	$836
Housing units	481	200
Homeownership rate	77.8%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Kellogg
Population	1,268 → 1,147 (-9.5%)	464 → 438 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$60,208 → $87,000 (+44.5%)	$54,423 → $68,438 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $218,200 (+42.1%)	$145,400 → $166,800 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $738 (+20.4%)	$863 → $836 (-3.1%)

Elgin

Population

1,2681,147

Median household income

$60,208$87,000

Median home value

$153,500$218,200

Median gross rent

$613$738

Kellogg

Population

464438

Median household income

$54,423$68,438

Median home value

$145,400$166,800

Median gross rent

$863$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Kellogg
Under 5	9.1%	1.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.2%
18 to 24	12.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	5.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	16.9%
65 to 74	3.3%	13.9%
75 and over	5.1%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Kellogg
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Kellogg
No high school diploma	4.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	35.1%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Kellogg
Drove alone	84.3%	83.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Kellogg
1-unit, detached	76.9%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Kellogg
Poverty rate	6.5%	5.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1986	1976