Elgin vs Wabasha

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

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

Wabasha has the higher population (2,569 vs 1,147 in Elgin). Elgin has the higher median household income ($87,000 vs $62,016 in Wabasha). Elgin has the higher median home value ($218,200 vs $212,800 in Wabasha).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Wabasha
Population	1,147	2,569
Median age	31.8 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$87,000	$62,016
Median home value	$218,200	$212,800
Median gross rent	$738	$773
Housing units	481	1,380
Homeownership rate	77.8%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Wabasha
Population	1,268 → 1,147 (-9.5%)	2,673 → 2,569 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$60,208 → $87,000 (+44.5%)	$52,534 → $62,016 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $218,200 (+42.1%)	$165,000 → $212,800 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $738 (+20.4%)	$696 → $773 (+11.1%)

Elgin

Population

1,2681,147

Median household income

$60,208$87,000

Median home value

$153,500$218,200

Median gross rent

$613$738

Wabasha

Population

2,6732,569

Median household income

$52,534$62,016

Median home value

$165,000$212,800

Median gross rent

$696$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Wabasha
Under 5	9.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	12.1%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	3.3%	16.5%
75 and over	5.1%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Wabasha
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Wabasha
No high school diploma	4.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Wabasha
Drove alone	84.3%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Wabasha
1-unit, detached	76.9%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Wabasha
Poverty rate	6.5%	9.8%
Average household size	2.74	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1986	1966