Elgin

Population: 1,147
Median household income: $87,000
Median home value: $218,200

Elgin, a community in Wabasha County, Minnesota, has 1,147 residents. Its median household income of $87,000 runs above the Wabasha County figure of $80,133.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elgin's population declined 9.5% from 1,268 to 1,147, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $153,500 to $218,200.

Owners occupy 77.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,147
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $87,000
Median home value: $218,200
Median gross rent: $738
Housing units: 481
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2681,147

Median household income

$60,208$87,000

Median home value

$153,500$218,200

Median gross rent

$613$738

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,268	$60,208	$153,500	$613
2020	1,189	$69,167	$166,900	$627
2021	1,110	$70,625	$168,400	$650
2022	1,117	$75,417	$190,300	$719
2023	1,147	$87,000	$218,200	$738

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 743.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	9.1%
5 to 17	197	17.2%
18 to 24	139	12.1%
25 to 34	182	15.9%
35 to 44	131	11.4%
45 to 54	166	14.5%
55 to 64	131	11.4%
65 to 74	38	3.3%
75 and over	59	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,066	92.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.6%
Two or more races	8	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	4.1%
High school graduate	248	35.1%
Some college or associate's	264	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	147	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	576	84.3%
Carpooled	35	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	9.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	134	21.7%
15 to 29 min	242	39.2%
30 to 44 min	193	31.2%
45 to 59 min	13	2.1%
60+ min	36	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 6.5% (74 of 1,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	299	71.5%
Nonfamily households	119	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	418	86.9%
Vacant	63	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	325	77.8%
Renter-occupied	93	22.2%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	370	76.9%
1-unit, attached	17	3.5%
2 to 4 units	46	9.6%
5 to 19 units	45	9.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2718530
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.1292, -92.2544