Elbow Lake CDP, MN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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69%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

71%

Household income NAT. AVG.

92%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elbow Lake CDP	Minnesota	National
Income per capita	$13,993	$49,588	$44,883
Median household income	$23,866	$92,370	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$51,966	$117,544	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$14,844	$52,026	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$60,747	$54,343
Median earnings female	$9,117	$42,223	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	46.4%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elbow Lake CDP is 69% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elbow Lake CDP is 71% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elbow Lake CDP is 92% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Elbow Lake CDP is 207% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$15,909 $23,866 $47,732

City

$61,573 $92,370 $184,740

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Elbow Lake CDP median earnings by income bracket

Elbow Lake CDP employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	33.3%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	40.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.7%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	20.0%
Other	50.0%	40.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Norcross, MN	66	$120,049	47.6%
Dalton, MN	324	$82,580	1.5%
Elbow Lake, MN	1,197	$78,854	3.0%
Ashby, MN	436	$78,413	3.6%
Herman, MN	534	$74,277	8.7%
Elbow Lake CDP, MN	70	$23,866	70.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ekwok, AK	70	$49,113	39.6%
Union Grove, AL	70	$0	100.0%
Anthonyville, AR	70	$30,132	63.0%
Datto, AR	70	$0	100.0%
Jericho, AR	70	$0	100.0%
Elbow Lake CDP, MN	70	$23,866	70.7%

Source: The Elbow Lake CDP, MN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.