Elk Run Heights vs Waterloo

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

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

Waterloo has the higher population (66,947 vs 968 in Elk Run Heights). Elk Run Heights has the higher median household income ($68,828 vs $56,344 in Waterloo). Elk Run Heights has the higher median home value ($169,400 vs $150,200 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
Population	968	66,947
Median age	56.6 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,828	$56,344
Median home value	$169,400	$150,200
Median gross rent	$1,250	$896
Housing units	463	32,170
Homeownership rate	92.7%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
Population	1,009 → 968 (-4.1%)	67,912 → 66,947 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $68,828 (+14.4%)	$47,327 → $56,344 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$139,000 → $169,400 (+21.9%)	$117,400 → $150,200 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,250 (+40.4%)	$765 → $896 (+17.1%)

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

Waterloo

Population

67,91266,947

Median household income

$47,327$56,344

Median home value

$117,400$150,200

Median gross rent

$765$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
Under 5	4.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	9.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	25.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	16.3%	10.0%
75 and over	12.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	67.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
Drove alone	84.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.2%	7.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	96.5%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Run Heights	Waterloo
Poverty rate	2.6%	16.4%
Average household size	2.21	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1959	1961