Elgin vs New Leipzig

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

Elgin and New Leipzig are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elgin has the higher population (654 vs 215 in New Leipzig). New Leipzig has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $40,000 in Elgin). Elgin has the higher median home value ($111,400 vs $80,000 in New Leipzig).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	New Leipzig
Population	654	215
Median age	42.3 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$51,667
Median home value	$111,400	$80,000
Median gross rent	$649	$840
Housing units	375	140
Homeownership rate	68.6%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	New Leipzig
Population	677 → 654 (-3.4%)	205 → 215 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$48,500 → $40,000 (-17.5%)	$46,667 → $51,667 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $111,400 (+63.1%)	$66,000 → $80,000 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $649 (+18.4%)	—

Elgin

Population

677654

Median household income

$48,500$40,000

Median home value

$68,300$111,400

Median gross rent

$548$649

New Leipzig

Population

205215

Median household income

$46,667$51,667

Median home value

$66,000$80,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	New Leipzig
Under 5	5.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	19.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.4%	3.3%
25 to 34	9.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	6.9%	10.2%
65 to 74	16.4%	21.9%
75 and over	15.3%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	New Leipzig
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	New Leipzig
No high school diploma	14.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	26.0%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	New Leipzig
Drove alone	67.5%	88.9%
Carpooled	18.6%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	1.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	New Leipzig
1-unit, detached	74.9%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.7%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	New Leipzig
Poverty rate	24.3%	20.9%
Average household size	2.01	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	12	10
Median year structure built	1953	1959