Elba vs Minnesota City

A side-by-side comparison of Elba and Minnesota City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Minnesota City has the higher population (152 vs 82 in Elba). Elba has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $62,250 in Minnesota City). Minnesota City has the higher median home value ($167,800 vs $166,700 in Elba).

Population, income & housing

	Elba	Minnesota City
Population	82	152
Median age	54.3 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$62,250
Median home value	$166,700	$167,800
Median gross rent	—	$795
Housing units	52	83
Homeownership rate	91.9%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elba	Minnesota City
Population	76 → 82 (+7.9%)	166 → 152 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $69,583 (+59.0%)	$64,750 → $62,250 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$172,900 → $166,700 (-3.6%)	$150,000 → $167,800 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,056 → $795 (-24.7%)

Elba

Population

7682

Median household income

$43,750$69,583

Median home value

$172,900$166,700

Minnesota City

Population

166152

Median household income

$64,750$62,250

Median home value

$150,000$167,800

Median gross rent

$1,056$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elba	Minnesota City
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	6.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	7.9%
35 to 44	1.2%	20.4%
45 to 54	20.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	17.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	20.7%	9.2%
75 and over	8.5%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elba	Minnesota City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	96.7%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elba	Minnesota City
No high school diploma	5.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	40.6%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elba	Minnesota City
Drove alone	64.8%	93.6%
Carpooled	13.0%	2.6%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	14.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elba	Minnesota City
1-unit, detached	86.5%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Elba	Minnesota City
Poverty rate	4.9%	15.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1962	1956