Moving to Elmore, Minnesota
Population: 735. Estimated population in July 2024: 696 (-5.3% change)
Males: 384 (52.2%), Females: 351 (47.8%)
Faribault County
Zip code: 56027
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $26,146
Median house value: $25,400
Population by Race
Races in Elmore:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
- Hispanic (4.8%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Black (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other Asian (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (43.1%), Norwegian (28.3%), Irish (12.1%), Polish (3.9%), Swedish (3.5%), English (3.4%).
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elmore
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elmore city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 9.3%
2.4% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+4.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elmore:
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 9 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN)
- FAIRMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; FAIRMONT, MN)
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 32 miles; ALGONA, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elmore:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 59 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 112 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elmore:
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 6 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; Abbreviation: SBU)
- FAIRMONT MUNI (about 24 miles; FAIRMONT, MN; Abbreviation: FRM)
- WELLS MUNI (about 26 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elmore:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 46 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 47 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 92 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
Schools
Public high school in Elmore:
- ELMORE ACADEMY (Students: 3; Location: 202 E. NORTH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Elmore:
- ELMORE LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,484; Location: 302 E. WILLIS STREET; 4,735 books; 94 audio materials; 291 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)