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Lake Elmo, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Elmo, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,840. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LAKE-ELMO-MN · Lake Elmo, MN 1 ZIPs · 8,840 pop · #752/25278 · Washington County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $154,341
  • RANK-TOP #752/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Afton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,840
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $602,100

Nearest income peer: Afton, MN ( $20,760 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lake Elmo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake Elmo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lake Elmo, MN sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,840
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$154,341
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $154,341 and home value $602,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 61.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Maple Grove is the closest lower-income city and Long Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Elmo.

Population concentration

Lake Elmo reads through its lone ZIP, 55042

8,840 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55042 is not the leading code inside Lake Elmo, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Lake Elmo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 375 establishments, 3,255 employees , annual payroll $178,413k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55042 (375 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (74) · also Finance and insurance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Elmo, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake Elmo. See the Washington County roll-up →

No other city sharing Washington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lake Elmo. Saint Paul, Stillwater and Cottage Grove sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Newport marks the far end of that range at $71,979, 53% below Lake Elmo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55042 8,840 $154,341 375 139
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Lake Elmo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lake Elmo, .