Demographics of Elk River city, Minnesota

Elk River city, Minnesota had 27,896 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,958 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elk River city, in four figures

27,896
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,793 ±26.; +7.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,958 people.; 37.2 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,741 ±$13,753
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Elk River city, Minnesota's population grew 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elk River city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Elk River city, Minnesota's population grew 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elk River city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,938	100.0	100.0
2021	26,268	101.3	100.2
2022	26,749	103.1	100.7
2023	27,371	105.5	101.6
2024	27,622	106.5	102.5
2025	27,896	107.5	103.1

Population of Elk River city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,938	—
2021	26,268	+330
2022	26,749	+481
2023	27,371	+622
2024	27,622	+251
2025	27,896	+274

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±2.0: for men 36.2 ±2.3 and for women 38.2 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elk River city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,785 ±318	6.7% ±1.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,873 ±565	18.2% ±2.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,674 ±345	6.2% ±1.3	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,408 ±621	31.4% ±2.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,390 ±569	23.8% ±2.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,663 ±449	13.7% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,741 ±$13,753, and income per person $50,113 ±$4,004, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Elk River city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	860 ±326	8.7% ±3.3	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,048 ±273	10.7% ±2.7	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,415 ±353	14.4% ±3.5	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,180 ±244	12.0% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,963 ±343	20.0% ±3.4	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,666 ±347	16.9% ±3.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,703 ±316	17.3% ±3.1	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Elk River city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	898 ±254	3.4% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 160	0.2% to 2.4%	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	207 to 655	1.4% to 4.5%	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	382 ±130	7.7% ±2.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elk River city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elk River city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	10,214 ±375	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±1.1	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.6% to 5.8%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±3.4	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±4.5	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$370,100 ±$12,813	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,283 ±$142	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Elk River city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	953 ±277	3.6% ±1.0	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,412 ±680	83.6% ±2.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,258 ±582	4.7% ±2.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	114 to 814	0.4% to 3.0%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 82	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	56 to 410	0.2% to 1.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,427 ±530	5.3% ±2.0	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Elk River city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	20,448 ±864	76.3% ±3.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,731 ±629	17.7% ±2.3	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 102	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,559 ±484	5.8% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,122 ±445	4.2% ±1.7	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	208 to 666	0.8% to 2.5%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Elk River city among the places of Minnesota

38th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Elk River city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chaska city	28,706 ±30
Oakdale city	28,585 ±45
Ramsey city	28,421 ±70
Prior Lake city	28,016 ±57
Rosemount city	27,562 ±36
Elk River city	26,793 ±26
Shoreview city	26,714 ±100
Owatonna city	26,498 ±62
Austin city	26,358 ±28
Winona city	26,009 ±57
Chanhassen city	26,006 ±26

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Elk River city, Minnesota

Rankings this appears in

No. 19 Places in Minnesota by median household income
No. 29 Places in Minnesota by per capita income
No. 32 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 36 Places in Minnesota by median home value
No. 40 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 40 Places in Minnesota by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026