Echo

Population: 205
Median household income: $65,625
Median home value: $88,300

Echo is a community in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, home to 205 residents. Its median household income of $65,625 runs below the Yellow Medicine County figure of $71,573.

Between 2019 and 2023, Echo's population declined 28.8% from 288 to 205, while its median home value rose 69.5% from $52,100 to $88,300.

20.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.14 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 205
Median age: 53.8 yrs
Median household income: $65,625
Median home value: $88,300
Median gross rent: $582
Housing units: 120
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

288205

Median household income

$40,417$65,625

Median home value

$52,100$88,300

Median gross rent

$469$582

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	288	$40,417	$52,100	$469
2020	275	$40,625	$47,500	$488
2021	253	$48,750	$48,800	$505
2022	237	$63,125	$72,200	$575
2023	205	$65,625	$88,300	$582

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6430.7%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	4.9%
5 to 17	19	9.3%
18 to 24	12	5.9%
25 to 34	25	12.2%
35 to 44	12	5.9%
45 to 54	29	14.1%
55 to 64	63	30.7%
65 to 74	31	15.1%
75 and over	4	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	182	88.8%
Black or African American	2	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	3.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's55.5%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	4.9%
High school graduate	43	26.2%
Some college or associate's	91	55.5%
Bachelor's degree	16	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103	90.4%
Carpooled	4	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54	47.8%
15 to 29 min	41	36.3%
30 to 44 min	13	11.5%
45 to 59 min	2	1.8%
60+ min	3	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 20.5% (42 of 205)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	57.3%
Nonfamily households	41	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	96	80.0%
Vacant	24	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	81	84.4%
Renter-occupied	15	15.6%

1-unit, detached91.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	110	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	8.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2717900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.6176, -95.4138