ZIP 55042 · Lake Elmo
Who lives in ZIP code 55042 (Lake Elmo, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Elmo, MN · Washington County
uszips 2026
People13,705
Median age41.2
Household income$154,341
Home value$588,128
Median rent$2,407/mo
Poverty4.6%
College degree+61.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Wider region
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 213 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,921
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
67.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $69,363.
Education (adults 25+)
50.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.1%
- Never married
- 22.3%
- Divorced
- 4.8%
- Widowed
- 3.9%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 62.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.8%
- Rent burden
- 48.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 48.3%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.