Elgin, MN Population

Overview

1,110

Total Population

32.0

Median age

51.26%

Female population %

95.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

40.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Elgin's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Elgin is 32.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elgin's population under 18 was 27.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elgin's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elgin, 22.25% were under the age of 15, 24.05% aged 15 to 29, 47.30% aged 30 to 64, 4.41% aged 65 to 84, and 1.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 more females than males in Elgin:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.26% females and 48.74% males in Elgin, MN.
The Elgin, MN gender ratio is 95.1:100 i.e. 95.1 men to 100 women (0.951).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 66.

Elgin's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Elgin population: 93.96% are White, 0.99% are some other race and 5.05% are multiracial.
Elgin's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,06 (95.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elgin is White with a population of 1,043 (93.96% of the total population).

Elgin's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,149 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Elgin's population increased by 240 (27.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elgin's population increased by 13 (1.18%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Elgin's population was lowest in year 2000 at 861.