Erskine

Population: 445
Median household income: $32,083
Median home value: $102,100

Erskine is a community in Polk County, Minnesota, home to 445 residents. Its median household income of $32,083 runs below the Polk County figure of $69,136.

Between 2019 and 2023, Erskine's population declined 6.9% from 478 to 445, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $70,700 to $102,100.

72.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 445
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,083
Median home value: $102,100
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 263
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

478445

Median household income

$36,875$32,083

Median home value

$70,700$102,100

Median gross rent

$500$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	478	$36,875	$70,700	$500
2020	450	$33,403	$75,900	$587
2021	458	$24,250	$72,500	$682
2022	440	$26,000	$82,500	$650
2023	445	$32,083	$102,100	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	42	9.4%
5 to 17	62	13.9%
18 to 24	42	9.4%
25 to 34	65	14.6%
35 to 44	39	8.8%
45 to 54	32	7.2%
55 to 64	77	17.3%
65 to 74	39	8.8%
75 and over	47	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	396	89.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	18	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	12.0%
High school graduate	130	43.5%
Some college or associate's	108	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	14	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	140	78.7%
Carpooled	13	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	9.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	40.2%
15 to 29 min	52	30.8%
30 to 44 min	24	14.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	25	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 16.2% (72 of 445)

	Count	Share
Family households	106	49.3%
Nonfamily households	109	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	215	81.7%
Vacant	48	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	118	54.9%
Renter-occupied	97	45.1%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	190	72.2%
1-unit, attached	5	1.9%
2 to 4 units	22	8.4%
5 to 19 units	29	11.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2719700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 47.6632, -96.0167