Elk River.
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Minnesota·Sherburne County
6 tracts·26K people·$370K median·615/mi²
White 84 · Multiracial 5 · Black 5 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 56 · Living alone 25 · Other 19
Manufacturing 26 · Health 24 · Retail 21 · Professional 9 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 7 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 15 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 76 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 10 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elk River is $370,100 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Elk River has 26,793 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 83.7% White, 5.3% Multiracial, 4.7% Black, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 33.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.4% (Census ACS).
TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY (79%), MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARY (70%) and PARKER ELEMENTARY (64%) lead the elementary schools; Spectrum Middle School - Grade 6 (57%), SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL (50%) and Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8 (45%) lead the middle schools; SPECTRUM HIGH SCHOOL (59%), ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH (52%) and Online728 High School (19%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,283/month, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elk River is $108,741 a year, 26% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Elk River, median rent is $1,283/month and the median home value is $370,100 (Census ACS).
Elk River reported 0.9 violent crimes and 10.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 9°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 32 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elk River are strong wind (98), hail (91) and lightning (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elk River, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).