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

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elbow Lake	Minnesota	National
Income per capita	$44,084	$49,588	$44,883
Median household income	$78,854	$92,370	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,423	$117,544	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,896	$52,026	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,976	$60,747	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,864	$42,223	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.3%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elbow Lake is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elbow Lake is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elbow Lake is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elbow Lake is 25% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,564 $78,854 $157,708

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Elbow Lake median earnings by income bracket

Elbow Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.3%	17.3%
Manufacturing sector	13.3%	13.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	16.0%	16.0%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%	7.3%
Education, health & social services	14.7%	14.7%
Other	27.3%	27.3%

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%
Ashby, MN	436	$78,413	3.6%
Herman, MN	534	$74,277	8.7%
Kensington, MN	234	$72,724	10.6%
Elbow Lake, MN	1,197	$78,854	3.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trappe, MD	1,197	$95,474	17.4%
Centreville, MI	1,197	$78,969	2.9%
Mesita, NM	1,197	$66,157	18.7%
Wolfhurst, OH	1,197	$38,080	53.2%
Saint-Barnabé, QC	1,197	n/a
Elbow Lake, MN	1,197	$78,854	3.0%

Source: The Elbow Lake, 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.