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Elk River, MN vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester is 0% more densely populated than Elk River.
- People are 5.2% more likely to be married in Rochester.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years older in Rochester.
 Elk River, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Population  Unlock119,732329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.138.4
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 Population - 201023,038  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock85,806285,036,114
 Population - 199011,143  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock39.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now129.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,169.393.4
 Land Area42.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elk River, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Elk River, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 White87.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.8%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elk River, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock47.2%50.2%
 Never Married32.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households9,192  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29,48980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,075  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews
Jack · Elk River, MN
Transportation Growth to Lead to Economic Growth i
Over 16 years ago

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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teri · Elk River, MN
to live
Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Judy · Big Lake, MN
Elk River, Minnesota
Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews
Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 4 years ago

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Amy · Vancouver, WA
Bad for progressive thinkers and diversity
Over 5 years ago

Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Jeri · Rochester, MN
Too cold for too long
Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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