Elbow Lake

Population: 1,158
Median household income: $56,786
Median home value: $118,900

Located in Grant County, Minnesota, Elbow Lake is a community with a population of 1,158. Its median household income of $56,786 runs below the Grant County figure of $72,957.

From 2019 to 2023, Elbow Lake's population declined 8.6% from 1,267 to 1,158, while its median home value rose 47.9% from $80,400 to $118,900.

20.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,158
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,786
Median home value: $118,900
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 524
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2671,158

Median household income

$57,746$56,786

Median home value

$80,400$118,900

Median gross rent

$768$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,267	$57,746	$80,400	$768
2020	1,166	$53,333	$81,900	$782
2021	1,129	$47,031	$87,800	$678
2022	1,125	$49,265	$116,200	$719
2023	1,158	$56,786	$118,900	$746

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	8.0%
5 to 17	234	20.2%
18 to 24	55	4.7%
25 to 34	172	14.9%
35 to 44	124	10.7%
45 to 54	80	6.9%
55 to 64	184	15.9%
65 to 74	138	11.9%
75 and over	78	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,087	93.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's47.4%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	6.2%
High school graduate	205	26.4%
Some college or associate's	368	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	110	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	431	84.7%
Carpooled	36	7.1%
Public transit	1	0.2%
Walked	9	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	4.3%
Other means	10	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	202	41.5%
15 to 29 min	155	31.8%
30 to 44 min	84	17.2%
45 to 59 min	26	5.3%
60+ min	20	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 17.6% (202 of 1,147)

	Count	Share
Family households	314	66.0%
Nonfamily households	162	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	476	90.8%
Vacant	48	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	66.8%
Renter-occupied	158	33.2%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	390	74.4%
1-unit, attached	9	1.7%
2 to 4 units	18	3.4%
5 to 19 units	75	14.3%
20 or more units	20	3.8%
Mobile home & other	12	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2718458
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 45.9896, -95.9788