Elk Run Heights vs Washburn

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

Elk Run Heights and Washburn 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 658 in Washburn). Washburn has the higher median household income ($75,278 vs $68,828 in Elk Run Heights). Elk Run Heights has the higher median home value ($169,400 vs $133,900 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
Population	968	658
Median age	56.6 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,828	$75,278
Median home value	$169,400	$133,900
Median gross rent	$1,250	$930
Housing units	463	270
Homeownership rate	92.7%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
Population	1,009 → 968 (-4.1%)	643 → 658 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $68,828 (+14.4%)	$66,172 → $75,278 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$139,000 → $169,400 (+21.9%)	$108,400 → $133,900 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,250 (+40.4%)	—

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

Washburn

Population

643658

Median household income

$66,172$75,278

Median home value

$108,400$133,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
Under 5	4.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	9.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.2%	17.9%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	25.0%	8.8%
65 to 74	16.3%	8.5%
75 and over	12.4%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.1%
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%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	38.8%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
Drove alone	84.1%	85.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	8.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
1-unit, detached	96.5%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Run Heights	Washburn
Poverty rate	2.6%	5.3%
Average household size	2.21	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1959	1959