Dunkerton vs Elk Run Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Dunkerton and Elk Run Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunkerton and Elk Run Heights are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elk Run Heights has the higher population (968 vs 799 in Dunkerton). Dunkerton has the higher median household income ($82,969 vs $68,828 in Elk Run Heights). Dunkerton has the higher median home value ($191,900 vs $169,400 in Elk Run Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
Population	799	968
Median age	38.1 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,969	$68,828
Median home value	$191,900	$169,400
Median gross rent	$703	$1,250
Housing units	337	463
Homeownership rate	80.1%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
Population	845 → 799 (-5.4%)	1,009 → 968 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$67,321 → $82,969 (+23.2%)	$60,156 → $68,828 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$152,300 → $191,900 (+26.0%)	$139,000 → $169,400 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $703 (+16.0%)	$890 → $1,250 (+40.4%)

Dunkerton

Population

845799

Median household income

$67,321$82,969

Median home value

$152,300$191,900

Median gross rent

$606$703

Elk Run Heights

Population

1,009968

Median household income

$60,156$68,828

Median home value

$139,000$169,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
Under 5	6.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	9.5%
18 to 24	11.9%	3.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	15.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	25.0%
65 to 74	9.4%	16.3%
75 and over	7.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
No high school diploma	2.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	33.1%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
Drove alone	81.8%	84.1%
Carpooled	4.4%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	8.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
1-unit, detached	86.4%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunkerton	Elk Run Heights
Poverty rate	6.0%	2.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1976	1959