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Elk River School District

Elk River School District is a unified school district in Minnesota with a community population of 82,523. The median household income is $120,100 and the median age is 36.7.

82,523

Population

505

People / sq mi

$120,100

Median Income

36.7

Median Age

Elk River School District covers 163 sq mi of land at 505.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White86.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian65.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$120,100

Median Household Income

$49,958

Per Capita Income

2.8%

Poverty Rate

1.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$389,800

Median Home Value

$1,439

Median Rent

86.7%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

95.0%

High School+

37.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Elk River School District serves a community with a population of 82,523 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Minnesota.

The median household income in Elk River School District is $120,100, with a per capita income of $49,958. The poverty rate is 2.8%.

Elk River School District is 86.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 65.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Elk River School District, 95.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 37.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Elk River School District is $389,800, with a median rent of $1,439. The homeownership rate is 86.7%.

Data for Elk River School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2711370).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.