Elgin vs Mazeppa

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

Elgin and Mazeppa 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 948 in Mazeppa). Mazeppa has the higher median household income ($88,929 vs $87,000 in Elgin). Mazeppa has the higher median home value ($231,200 vs $218,200 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Mazeppa
Population	1,147	948
Median age	31.8 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$87,000	$88,929
Median home value	$218,200	$231,200
Median gross rent	$738	$1,005
Housing units	481	450
Homeownership rate	77.8%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Mazeppa
Population	1,268 → 1,147 (-9.5%)	829 → 948 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$60,208 → $87,000 (+44.5%)	$67,708 → $88,929 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $218,200 (+42.1%)	$143,900 → $231,200 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $738 (+20.4%)	$850 → $1,005 (+18.2%)

Elgin

Population

1,2681,147

Median household income

$60,208$87,000

Median home value

$153,500$218,200

Median gross rent

$613$738

Mazeppa

Population

829948

Median household income

$67,708$88,929

Median home value

$143,900$231,200

Median gross rent

$850$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Mazeppa
Under 5	9.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	12.1%	3.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	18.8%
65 to 74	3.3%	11.0%
75 and over	5.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Mazeppa
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Mazeppa
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.7%
High school graduate	35.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Mazeppa
Drove alone	84.3%	81.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Mazeppa
1-unit, detached	76.9%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Mazeppa
Poverty rate	6.5%	12.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1986	1984