| Lake Elmo | 1990 | Census 1990 | Single-Family Detached | 1482 |
| Lake Elmo | 2000 | Census 2000 | Single-Family Detached | 1881 |
| Lake Elmo | 2010 | Estimates 2010 | Single-Family Detached | 2314 |
| Lake Elmo | 2020 | Estimates 2020 | Single-Family Detached | 3624 |
| Lake Elmo | 2021 | Estimates 2021 | Single-Family Detached | 3849 |
| Lake Elmo | 1990 | Census 1990 | Townhomes (single-family attached) | 21 |
| Lake Elmo | 2000 | Census 2000 | Townhomes (single-family attached) | 26 |
| Lake Elmo | 2010 | Estimates 2010 | Townhomes (single-family attached) | 31 |
| Lake Elmo | 2020 | Estimates 2020 | Townhomes (single-family attached) | 188 |
| Lake Elmo | 2021 | Estimates 2021 | Townhomes (single-family attached) | 223 |
| Lake Elmo | 1990 | Census 1990 | Duplex, triplex and quad | 33 |
| Lake Elmo | 2000 | Census 2000 | Duplex, triplex and quad | 38 |
| Lake Elmo | 2010 | Estimates 2010 | Duplex, triplex and quad | 22 |
| Lake Elmo | 2020 | Estimates 2020 | Duplex, triplex and quad | 18 |
| Lake Elmo | 2021 | Estimates 2021 | Duplex, triplex and quad | 18 |
| Lake Elmo | 1990 | Census 1990 | Multifamily (5 units or more) | 7 |
| Lake Elmo | 2000 | Census 2000 | Multifamily (5 units or more) | 18 |
| Lake Elmo | 2010 | Estimates 2010 | Multifamily (5 units or more) | 28 |
| Lake Elmo | 2020 | Estimates 2020 | Multifamily (5 units or more) | 5 |
| Lake Elmo | 2021 | Estimates 2021 | Multifamily (5 units or more) | 360 |
| Lake Elmo | 1990 | Census 1990 | Manufactured Home | 464 |
| Lake Elmo | 2000 | Census 2000 | Manufactured Home | 426 |
| Lake Elmo | 2010 | Estimates 2010 | Manufactured Home | 479 |
| Lake Elmo | 2020 | Estimates 2020 | Manufactured Home | 489 |
| Lake Elmo | 2021 | Estimates 2021 | Manufactured Home | 466 |
| Lake Elmo | 1990 | Census 1990 | Other (Boat, RV, etc.) | 9 |
| Lake Elmo | 2000 | Census 2000 | Other (Boat, RV, etc.) | 0 |
| Lake Elmo | 2010 | Estimates 2010 | Other (Boat, RV, etc.) | 0 |
| Lake Elmo | 2020 | Estimates 2020 | Other (Boat, RV, etc.) | 0 |
| Lake Elmo | 2021 | Estimates 2021 | Other (Boat, RV, etc.) | 0 |
| Lake Elmo | 2020 | Estimates 2020 | Accessory Dwelling Unit | 0 |
| Lake Elmo | 2021 | Estimates 2021 | Accessory Dwelling Unit | 0 |