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

Map of Elmore, MN

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:

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)