CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Erskine

Minnesota · 424 residents · 0.65 sq mi

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Erskine is a city of 424 people in Minnesota. The median age is 50.1, about 17 years above the US median. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 61%. The typical home is worth $26,700. Households take in $11,979 at the median, 60% less than the US figure. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 50.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

424

−3%vs 2000

vs 437 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

50.1

+16%vs 2000

vs 43.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.65 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024427

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(29)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(27)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(16)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 345.4%(23)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(54)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(55)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(25)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.2%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8415.6%(66)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,979

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,771 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,285

−54%vs 2000

vs $18,122 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.7%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,700

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$213

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $356 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.4%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

28.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(402)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(415)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.1%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(12)

Asian origin

Laotian4.2%(18)

Ancestry

Norwegian40.7%(174)

German17.6%(75)

Russian13.1%(56)

Swedish7.7%(33)

Scottish5.4%(23)

Irish4.7%(20)

English3%(13)

Austrian2.3%(10)

Czech2.3%(10)

Polish2.1%(9)

French1.9%(8)

American1.4%(6)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.4%(6)

French Canadian1.4%(6)

Finnish0.9%(4)

Belgian0.7%(3)

Italian0.7%(3)

RANKED:Largest Norwegian population · Largest German population · Largest Russian population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−17.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44%(91)

Married47.3%(98)

Widowed1%(2)

Divorced7.7%(16)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(29)

Married46.3%(68)

Widowed19%(28)

Divorced15%(22)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.2%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.7%

−13.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(25)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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