Lake Elmo, Minnesota demographics

Lake Elmo, MN demographics: median age 40.8; 61.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lake Elmo city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2734244. The survey estimates a population of 13,140 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lake Elmo is 40.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 4,714 households (±246). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.8 ±2.4	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,140
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	3,553 ±468	27.0% ±3.6 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	1,820 ±337	13.9% ±2.6 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	5,550 ±534	42.2% ±4.1 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,217 ±332	16.9% ±2.5 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,140
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	6,514 ±295	49.6% ±2.2 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	6,626 ±300	50.4% ±2.3 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,140
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	11,473 ±509	87.3% ±3.9 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	300 ±358 · low precision	2.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	420 ±249 · low precision	3.2% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	437 ±271 · low precision	3.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	509 ±192	3.9% ±1.5 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,140
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,771 ±197	97.2% ±1.5 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	369 ±188 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,520 ±211	74.7% ±2.2 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	72 ±70 · low precision	1.5% ±1.5 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	257 ±146 · low precision	5.5% ±3.1 pp · low precision	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	728 ±205	15.4% ±4.3 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	137 ±97 · low precision	2.9% ±2.1 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,885 ±214	40.0% ±4.0 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,829 ±292	60.0% ±5.3 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,714
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	728 ±205	15.4% ±4.3 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,818 ±259	38.6% ±5.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	909 ±238	19.3% ±4.9 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	685 ±151	14.5% ±3.1 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	348 ±82	7.4% ±1.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	139 ±74 · low precision	2.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	87 ±75 · low precision	1.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,140
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	12,530 ±245	95.4% ±1.8 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	610 ±245	4.6% ±1.9 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,237
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	11,342 ±489	92.7% ±3.4 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	253 ±185 · low precision	2.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	53 ±58 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	95 ±119 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	55 ±53 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	15 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	88 ±128 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	226 ±182 · low precision	1.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	6 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	104 ±140 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	136 ±120 · low precision	1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,307 ±345	14.7% ±3.8 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,237 ±311	13.9% ±3.5 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	700 ±201	7.9% ±2.2 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,423 ±321	38.6% ±3.2 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,069 ±325	23.3% ±3.5 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,975
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	12,249 ±303	94.4% ±2.2 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	149 ±93 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	412 ±227 · low precision	3.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	165 ±138 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

1.0% of Lake Elmo residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 94.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake Elmo	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	4.7%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.9% ±0.6 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.8% ±2.5 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lake Elmo . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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