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Lake Elmo city, Washington County, MN

12,504 Population
22.1 square miles 566 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 39.9 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Minnesota: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$78,683 ±$9,479 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington County: $56,650 ±$1,055
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Minnesota: $46,957 ±$226
$153,407 ±$13,499 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington County: $114,457 ±$1,928
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Minnesota: $87,556 ±$396

4.3% ±2.5% (532  ±306) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 5% † 13,484 (±0.6% / ±1,631)
  • about half the rate in Minnesota: 9.2% 514,300 (±0.2% / ±8,955)

23.3 minutes ±4.5 (94,635  ±11,591) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 24.5 2,677,895 (±0.4 / ±65,292)
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 23.1 57,023,716 (±0.1 / ±261,630)

Families

4,575 ±223 Number of households
  • Washington County: 103,411 ±614
  • Minnesota: 2,282,967 ±5,281
2.7 ±0.1 (12,472  ±51) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.6 268,991 (±0 / ±112)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,575,919

8.6% ±3.3% (248  ±99) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 5% † 3,002 (±0.7% / ±427)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,603 (±0.2% / ±1,945)

Housing

4,747 ±243 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 107,035 ±125
  • Minnesota: 2,519,538 ±958

$588,900 ±$25,021 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Washington County: $400,900 ±$6,252
  • nearly double the amount in Minnesota: $305,500 ±$890

6.6% ±2.1% (806  ±254.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Washington County: 12% 32,421 (±0.9% / ±2,335.4)
  • about half the rate in Minnesota: 12.7% 714,609 (±0.2% / ±9,441.2)

Social

98.9% ±6.4% (8,288  ±641) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 96.3% 178,442 (±1.6% / ±2,980.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,657,954 (±0.3% / ±12,837.3)
61.7% ±5.2% (5,166  ±491.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 48.9% 90,613 (±1.1% / ±2,005.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota: 38.8% 1,513,374 (±0.2% / ±8,335.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5% ±2.2% (625  ±273) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 8% 21,682
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 8.6% 488,897

6.3% ±2% (570  ±183) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 5.8% 11,919 (±0.4% / ±783)
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnesota: 6.1% 267,133 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
570 Total veterans ±183 536 Male ±177 34 Female ±32

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