2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fridley, MN vs Elk River, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Elk River, is 22% more than it is in Fridley and is 18% above the National Average.
- Fridley unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Elk River unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Fridley, MNElk River, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%38.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%7.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,066$37,762$37,638
 Household Income$68,910$83,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,473$99,642$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fridley, MNElk River, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.3%3.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%4.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.7%4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.8%5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.2%11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.3%12.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.8%23.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%12.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.2%6.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fridley, MNElk River, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%17.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.4%9.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%0.8%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.4%3.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.2%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%1.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%18.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%10.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.3%20.3%13.1%
Reviews for Fridley    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Ive been in Minnesota almost a year now and although many people say "hey it's minnesota, it gets cold duh?" and look at you funny when you complain about the  More

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Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

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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Over 17 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 18 years ago

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

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