Clayton vs Elkport

A side-by-side comparison of Clayton and Elkport: population, income, housing, and more.

Clayton and Elkport are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clayton has the higher population (66 vs 17 in Elkport). Clayton has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $26,458 in Elkport). Clayton has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $64,200 in Elkport).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Elkport
Population	66	17
Median age	58.0 yrs	59.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$26,458
Median home value	$166,700	$64,200
Housing units	78	9
Homeownership rate	84.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Elkport
Population	54 → 66 (+22.2%)	4 → 17 (+325.0%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $68,750 (+12.2%)	$43,750 → $26,458 (-39.5%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $166,700 (+11.1%)	$53,000 → $64,200 (+21.1%)

Clayton

Population

5466

Median household income

$61,250$68,750

Median home value

$150,000$166,700

Elkport

Population

417

Median household income

$43,750$26,458

Median home value

$53,000$64,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Elkport
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	5.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	52.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	35.3%
75 and over	31.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Elkport
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Elkport
No high school diploma	17.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	12.9%	47.1%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Elkport
Drove alone	56.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Elkport
1-unit, detached	73.1%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Elkport
Poverty rate	3.0%	5.9%
Average household size	1.74	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1973	1938