COMPARING TWO PLACES
Afton vs Lake Elmo
PLACE A
Afton, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Afton is 94% smaller than Lake Elmo. Lake Elmo earns more, with a median household income $99,124 higher. Lake Elmo has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 3%).
AFTONLAKE ELMODIFFERENCE
Total population85914,376−94% vs Lake Elmo
Population density854651+203
Population growth3.4%40.5%−37.0 pts
Median age39.040.8−1.8
Male54.8%49.6%+5.3 pts
Female45.2%50.4%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born10.3%4.6%+5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.0%86.8%−2.8 pts
Black3.1%2.3%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.8%2.8%+8.0 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other2.2%4.9%−2.7 pts
Median household income$54,545$153,669−$99,124
Per capita income$28,922$76,087−$47,165
Poverty rate13.9%4.8%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.480−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%61.9%−40.9 pts
Graduate degree3.2%23.3%−20.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%2.3%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation56.4%63.8%−7.4 pts
Median home value$95,300$597,000−$501,700
Median gross rent$590$2,407−$1,817
Owner-occupied67.5%93.5%−26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.1%3.7%+13.4 pts
Rent-burdened households20.2%78.7%−58.5 pts
Average commute21.622.8−1.2
Worked from home2.8%36.6%−33.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.5%1.0%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025