Elk River is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 26,750 people and four associated neighborhoods, Elk River is the 42nd largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elk River is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elk River is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elk River who work in office and administrative support (10.80%), management occupations (10.74%), and sales jobs (8.40%). Also of interest is that Elk River has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The percentage of people in Elk River who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.25% of adults in Elk River have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elk River in 2022 was $42,745, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $170,980 for a family of four. Elk River is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elk River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elk River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elk River include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Elk River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
