Elk Run Heights vs Raymond

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

Elk Run Heights and Raymond 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 843 in Raymond). Elk Run Heights has the higher median household income ($68,828 vs $62,813 in Raymond). Raymond has the higher median home value ($210,400 vs $169,400 in Elk Run Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
Population	968	843
Median age	56.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,828	$62,813
Median home value	$169,400	$210,400
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,125
Housing units	463	320
Homeownership rate	92.7%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
Population	1,009 → 968 (-4.1%)	691 → 843 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $68,828 (+14.4%)	$70,156 → $62,813 (-10.5%)
Median home value	$139,000 → $169,400 (+21.9%)	$182,100 → $210,400 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,250 (+40.4%)	$486 → $1,125 (+131.5%)

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

Raymond

Population

691843

Median household income

$70,156$62,813

Median home value

$182,100$210,400

Median gross rent

$486$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
Under 5	4.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	9.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	3.9%	3.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	25.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	16.3%	14.1%
75 and over	12.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	38.8%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
Drove alone	84.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	6.8%
Other means	1.2%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
1-unit, detached	96.5%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Run Heights	Raymond
Poverty rate	2.6%	2.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1959	1971