Elgin

Population: 654
Median household income: $40,000
Median home value: $111,400

Elgin is a community in Grant County, North Dakota, home to 654 residents. Its median household income of $40,000 runs below the Grant County figure of $56,750.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elgin's population declined 3.4% from 677 to 654, while its median home value rose 63.1% from $68,300 to $111,400.

67.5% of workers drive to work alone. 74.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 654
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $40,000
Median home value: $111,400
Median gross rent: $649
Housing units: 375
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

677654

Median household income

$48,500$40,000

Median home value

$68,300$111,400

Median gross rent

$548$649

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	677	$48,500	$68,300	$548
2020	662	$52,188	$85,000	$510
2021	601	$61,875	$101,700	$553
2022	649	$53,750	$108,900	$638
2023	654	$40,000	$111,400	$649

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	5.8%
5 to 17	129	19.7%
18 to 24	29	4.4%
25 to 34	61	9.3%
35 to 44	83	12.7%
45 to 54	62	9.5%
55 to 64	45	6.9%
65 to 74	107	16.4%
75 and over	100	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	594	90.8%
Black or African American	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.6%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	14.6%
High school graduate	119	26.0%
Some college or associate's	170	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	92	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone67.5%

Carpooled18.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	185	67.5%
Carpooled	51	18.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	8.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	4.7%
Other means	3	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	187	71.6%
15 to 29 min	41	15.7%
30 to 44 min	22	8.4%
45 to 59 min	3	1.1%
60+ min	8	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 24.3% (149 of 614)

	Count	Share
Family households	153	50.0%
Nonfamily households	153	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	306	81.6%
Vacant	69	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	210	68.6%
Renter-occupied	96	31.4%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	281	74.9%
1-unit, attached	13	3.5%
2 to 4 units	22	5.9%
5 to 19 units	32	8.5%
20 or more units	21	5.6%
Mobile home & other	6	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3823020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.4015, -101.8474