Elk Run Heights vs Hudson

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

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

Hudson has the higher population (2,614 vs 968 in Elk Run Heights). Hudson has the higher median household income ($119,327 vs $68,828 in Elk Run Heights). Hudson has the higher median home value ($234,500 vs $169,400 in Elk Run Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
Population	968	2,614
Median age	56.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,828	$119,327
Median home value	$169,400	$234,500
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,082
Housing units	463	1,015
Homeownership rate	92.7%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
Population	1,009 → 968 (-4.1%)	2,375 → 2,614 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $68,828 (+14.4%)	$88,347 → $119,327 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$139,000 → $169,400 (+21.9%)	$194,000 → $234,500 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,250 (+40.4%)	$790 → $1,082 (+37.0%)

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

Hudson

Population

2,3752,614

Median household income

$88,347$119,327

Median home value

$194,000$234,500

Median gross rent

$790$1,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
Under 5	4.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	9.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	15.1%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	25.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	16.3%	11.9%
75 and over	12.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
No high school diploma	6.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	38.8%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
Drove alone	84.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.2%	10.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
1-unit, detached	96.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Elk Run Heights	Hudson
Poverty rate	2.6%	4.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1959	1977