Lake Elmo is home to 13,140 people in Minnesota. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 6,277 people. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 73% more than in Minnesota as a whole. The median household earns $153,669, about 87% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $153,669, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Elmo
What changed most since 1990
Population5,903 → 13,140(+123%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree31.5% → 61.9%(+30.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share97.4% → 86.8%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Lake Elmo's population equals 4.8% of Washington County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.8% of the county's.
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)16.5%(123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(223)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.3%(300)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 744 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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Over time
Lake Elmo, decade by decade
Lake Elmo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,903
$109,640
$307,449
31.5%
6.4
2000
6,863
$140,042
$373,257
31.9%
11.8
2010
8,069
$146,472
$570,393
46.5%
22.6
2020
11,335
$176,270
$525,419
55.0%
41.6
2024
13,140
$153,669
$597,000
61.9%
30.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
