Elkport vs St. Olaf

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

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

St. Olaf has the higher population (75 vs 17 in Elkport). St. Olaf has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $26,458 in Elkport). St. Olaf has the higher median home value ($76,700 vs $64,200 in Elkport).

Population, income & housing

	Elkport	St. Olaf
Population	17	75
Median age	59.9 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$26,458	$88,750
Median home value	$64,200	$76,700
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	9	42
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkport	St. Olaf
Population	4 → 17 (+325.0%)	160 → 75 (-53.1%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $26,458 (-39.5%)	$61,563 → $88,750 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$53,000 → $64,200 (+21.1%)	$71,700 → $76,700 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $775 (+44.1%)

Elkport

Population

417

Median household income

$43,750$26,458

Median home value

$53,000$64,200

St. Olaf

Population

16075

Median household income

$61,563$88,750

Median home value

$71,700$76,700

Median gross rent

$538$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkport	St. Olaf
Under 5	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.3%
45 to 54	5.9%	22.7%
55 to 64	52.9%	24.0%
65 to 74	35.3%	13.3%
75 and over	5.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkport	St. Olaf
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+

	Elkport	St. Olaf
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	47.1%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	52.9%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkport	St. Olaf
Drove alone	100.0%	89.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	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)

	Elkport	St. Olaf
1-unit, detached	88.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkport	St. Olaf
Poverty rate	5.9%	6.8%
Average household size	1.89	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938