Elko, Minnesota
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Males: 344 | (52.8%) |
Females: 309 | (47.2%) |
Median resident age: | 30.9 years |
Minnesota median age: | 35.4 years |
Zip codes: 55020.
Elko: | $108,614 |
MN: | $77,720 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $40,110 (it was $21,827 in 2000)
Elko city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $360,521 (it was $159,100 in 2000)
Elko: | $360,521 |
MN: | $285,400 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $412,473; detached houses: $446,812; townhouses or other attached units: $271,651; in 2-unit structures: $308,996; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $367,710; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,467; mobile homes: $33,726
- 46698.7%White alone
- 20.4%Asian alone
- 20.4%Hispanic
- 10.2%Black alone
- 10.2%American Indian alone
Races in Elko detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (44.3%), Norwegian (22.7%), Irish (16.9%), Swedish (7.4%), Dutch (6.4%), United States (6.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1140 feet
Land area: 1.36 square miles.
Population density: 480 people per square mile (low).
2 residents are foreign born
This city: | 0.4% |
Minnesota: | 5.3% |
Elko city: | 0.9% ($1,397) |
Minnesota: | 1.1% ($1,297) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Burnsville, MN (13.1 miles , pop. 60,220).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (27.5 miles , pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (341.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.57 N, Longitude: 93.32 W
Here: | 2.7% |
Minnesota: | 3.1% |
- Construction (9.7%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Machinery (7.2%)
- Educational services (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (5.8%)
- Truck transportation (5.8%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.4%)
- Construction (16.4%)
- Machinery (10.7%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.2%)
- Utilities (6.3%)
- Computer & electronic products (5.0%)
- Truck transportation (5.0%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Health care (15.3%)
- Finance & insurance (11.0%)
- Educational services (9.3%)
- Truck transportation (6.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.8%)
- Personal & laundry services (5.9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (4.7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.2%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.0%)
- Registered nurses (6.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.9%)
- Accountants and auditors (5.1%)
- Computer specialists (4.2%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.2%)
Average climate in Elko, Minnesota
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 66.8. This is about average.
City: | 66.8 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 0.198. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.198 |
U.S.: | 1.789 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 28.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 28.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 7.34. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.34 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00187. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00187 |
U.S.: | 0.00984 |
Tornado activity:
Elko-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Minnesota state average. It is 37% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/6/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.9 miles away from the Elko city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/6/1965, a category F4 tornado 25.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 175 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Elko-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 152.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 163.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 301.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 192.1 miles away from Elko center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 305.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Scott County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Elko:
- 20685 HERSHEY AVENUE WEST (Hospital, about 8 miles away; LAKEVILLE, MN)
- MSOCS LAKEVILLE JONQUIL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; LAKEVILLE, MN)
- NORTHFIELD CARE CENTER INC (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; NORTHFIELD, MN)
- NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; NORTHFIELD, MN)
- SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; LAKEVILLE, MN)
- HOME CARE LINK (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; NORTHFIELD, MN)
- THREE LINKS CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; NORTHFIELD, MN)
Airports located in Elko:
- Smith Field Airport (MN15) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elko:
- St Olaf College (about 11 miles; Northfield, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,141)
- Dakota County Technical College (about 17 miles; Rosemount, MN; FT enrollment: 2,478)
- Normandale Community College (about 19 miles; Bloomington, MN; FT enrollment: 7,048)
- Inver Hills Community College (about 23 miles; Inver Grove Heights, MN; FT enrollment: 4,049)
- St Catherine University (about 26 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 3,771)
- Macalester College (about 27 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,174)
- University of St Thomas (about 27 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 8,762)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Elko: Minnesota National Speedway (A), Elko (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This city: | 3.0 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 83.2% |
Whole state: | 66.6% |
This city: | 7.1% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This city: | 1.2% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This city: | 0.4% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
For population 15 years and over in Elko:
- Never married: 15.5%
- Now married: 74.8%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 2.1%
- Divorced: 7.0%
For population 25 years and over in Elko:
- High school or higher: 91.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes
Here: | 8.0 |
Minnesota average: | 11.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Elko, MN (based on Scott County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 39,912 | 12 |
Mainline Protestant | 14,379 | 22 |
Evangelical Protestant | 11,761 | 39 |
Other | 8 | 2 |
None | 63,868 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Scott County: | 1.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Scott County: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Scott County: | 3.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 5.0% |
Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Scott County: | 27.9% |
Minnesota: | 25.9% |
Here: | 13.3% |
Minnesota: | 13.0% |
Local government employment and payroll (March 2002) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 12 | $4,010 | |
Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 4 | $978 | |
Streets and Highways | 0 | $0 | 1 | $90 | |
Water Supply | 0 | $0 | 1 | $578 | |
Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 18 | $5,656 |
Elko government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Housing and Community Development: $456,000 ($698.32)
Water Utilities: $101,000 ($154.67)
General - Other: $46,000 ($70.44)
Financial Administration: $37,000 ($56.66)
Fire Protection: $33,000 ($50.54)
Regular Highways: $30,000 ($45.94)
Sewerage: $28,000 ($42.88)
Central Staff Services: $19,000 ($29.10)
Parks and Recreation: $3,000 ($4.59)
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($12.25)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $37,000 ($56.66)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $34,000 ($52.07)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $41,000 ($62.79)
Elko government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $64,000 ($98.01)
Parks and Recreation: $25,000 ($38.28)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $350,000 ($535.99)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($12.25)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $111,000 ($169.98)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000 ($36.75)
- Tax - Property: $166,000 ($254.21)
Other: $40,000 ($61.26)
Elko government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $790,000 ($1209.80)
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $720,000 ($1102.60)
Beginning Outstanding - Other: $152,000 ($232.77)
Outstanding - Full Faith and Credit - Other - Other: $130,000 ($199.08)
Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $70,000 ($107.20)
Retired Unspecified - Other - Other: $22,000 ($33.69)
Elko government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $767,000 ($1174.58)
- Sinking Fund - Cash and Deposits: $38,000 ($58.19)
Strongest AM radio stations in Elko:
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KKMS (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, MN)
- KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDHL (920 AM; 5 kW; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
- KYMN (1080 AM; 1 kW; NORTHFIELD, MN)
- WWTC (1280 AM; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elko:
- WCAL (89.3 FM; NORTHFIELD, MN; Owner: ST. OLAF COLLEGE)
- WGVX (105.1 FM; LAKEVILLE, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
- KQCL (95.9 FM; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
- KTCZ-FM (97.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
- KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
- KRDS-FM (95.5 FM; NEW PRAGUE, MN; Owner: RADIO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, LLC)
- KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- K214DF (90.7 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KBGY (107.5 FM; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: MILESTONE RADIO II LLC)
- KFAI (90.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FRESH AIR, INC.)
- KBEM-FM (88.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: BD. OF EDUCATION, S.S.D. NO. 1)
- WGVZ (105.7 FM; EDEN PRAIRIE, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elko:
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- K07UI (Channel 7; MINNEAPOLIS, ETC., MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- K58BS (Channel 58; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K67HG (Channel 67; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- K14KH (Channel 14; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K19ER (Channel 19; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: CATHOLIC VIEWS BROADCASTS, INC.)
- W62BD (Channel 62; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WBWX-CA (Channel 13; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
Elko fatal accident list:
Jul 31, 2007 01:25 PM, I-35 0100000035, Cr 86, Lat: 44.547669, Lon: -93.299725, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 21, 1982 00:04 AM, M3, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 54 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Elko, MN)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elko)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Elko)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | ||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $346,860 | 1 | $251,900 | 8 | $231,214 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $180,740 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $301,005 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $367,600 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $125,430 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0811.00
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | ||
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Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $175,650 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0811.00
Most common first names in Elko, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Joseph | 6 | 69.5 years |
James | 4 | 61.2 years |
Evelyn | 4 | 88.5 years |
Ruth | 4 | 79.3 years |
William | 4 | 76.5 years |
Dorothy | 3 | 73.3 years |
Francis | 3 | 83.0 years |
Elizabeth | 3 | 86.4 years |
George | 3 | 84.4 years |
Mary | 3 | 84.3 years |
Most common last names in Elko, MN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Sticha | 10 | 71.4 years |
Fredrickson | 6 | 80.4 years |
Anderson | 5 | 84.0 years |
Bergstrom | 5 | 78.2 years |
Wagner | 5 | 74.2 years |
Cervenka | 3 | 65.3 years |
Friedges | 3 | 90.7 years |
Johnson | 3 | 73.7 years |
Degross | 3 | 79.3 years |
Deutsch | 3 | 79.0 years |
Elko compared to Minnesota state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Total of 54 patent applications in 2008-2024.