Population 1,203 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Elk Run Heights
Household size in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.27 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.12 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Elk Run Heights is a place of small households, averaging 2.27 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.39, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.8 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.2 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.9 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.8 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.1 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 44.8, Elk Run Heights is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.8% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Elk Run Heights (12.5%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Iowa as a whole (10.0%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Elk Run Heights
Renters in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.3% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.9% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.6% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.6% of households in Elk Run Heights rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About a third of owners (33.5%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.9% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.2% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.8% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.2 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 4.1% of homes in Elk Run Heights are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1961 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1964 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1963 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1967 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Elk Run Heights is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1967, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $701 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $895 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $837 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,147 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$446 | +$351 | +$606 |
Rent in Elk Run Heights runs $1,147 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in Iowa overall ($1,020). Rent takes 41.9% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Elk Run Heights
Bachelor's degrees in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.7% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.5% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.4% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Elk Run Heights have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.0% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.1% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.4% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.6% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Elk Run Heights is a bit above the national rate: 91.6% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%. Iowa as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Elk Run Heights
| Period | Elk Run Heights | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.5% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.8% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Elk Run Heights has been low: just 1.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Elk Run Heights compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Run Heights | 2.27 | 44.8 | 12.5% | 16.6% | 4.1% | 1967 | $1,147 | 12.1% | 91.6% | 1.4% |
| Evansdale | 2.25 | 39.5 | 15.0% | 32.9% | 6.7% | 1961 | $970 | 11.8% | 92.5% | 5.4% |
| Raymar | 2.36 | 49.2 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 1968 | $806 | 22.0% | 96.7% | 1.9% |
| Raymond | 2.62 | 43.8 | 7.9% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 1970 | $974 | 20.6% | 94.5% | 3.7% |
| Gilbertville | 2.25 | 47.5 | 6.1% | 11.5% | 9.3% | 1974 | $722 | 24.6% | 98.2% | 2.6% |
| Dewar | 2.42 | 49.0 | 6.3% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 1957 | $581 | 21.6% | 96.6% | 2.6% |
| Waterloo | 2.32 | 37.2 | 13.9% | 37.4% | 8.7% | 1962 | $956 | 23.2% | 90.1% | 5.0% |
| Orange | 2.87 | 39.3 | 14.0% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 1971 | $961 | 42.3% | 98.7% | 5.3% |
| Littleton | 2.80 | 46.9 | 2.9% | 5.5% | 22.3% | 1971 | $727 | 28.3% | 98.5% | 2.5% |
| Dunkerton | 2.61 | 39.9 | 7.0% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 1973 | $589 | 22.0% | 94.5% | 7.2% |
| Jesup | 2.66 | 37.7 | 11.2% | 17.6% | 9.0% | 1974 | $881 | 22.7% | 95.6% | 4.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Elk Run Heights. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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