Elk Run Heights vs Gilbertville

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

Elk Run Heights and Gilbertville 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 736 in Gilbertville). Gilbertville has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $68,828 in Elk Run Heights). Gilbertville has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $169,400 in Elk Run Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
Population	968	736
Median age	56.6 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,828	$83,750
Median home value	$169,400	$187,500
Median gross rent	$1,250	$815
Housing units	463	343
Homeownership rate	92.7%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
Population	1,009 → 968 (-4.1%)	859 → 736 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $68,828 (+14.4%)	$61,528 → $83,750 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$139,000 → $169,400 (+21.9%)	$153,300 → $187,500 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,250 (+40.4%)	$579 → $815 (+40.8%)

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

Gilbertville

Population

859736

Median household income

$61,528$83,750

Median home value

$153,300$187,500

Median gross rent

$579$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
Under 5	4.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	9.5%	18.3%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	7.9%
55 to 64	25.0%	16.8%
65 to 74	16.3%	12.2%
75 and over	12.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
No high school diploma	6.0%	0.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
Drove alone	84.1%	74.5%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	12.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
1-unit, detached	96.5%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Run Heights	Gilbertville
Poverty rate	2.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.21	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1959	1974