Eldora vs Iowa Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Eldora and Iowa Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iowa Falls has the higher population (5,062 vs 2,622 in Eldora). Eldora has the higher median household income ($72,107 vs $53,051 in Iowa Falls). Eldora has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $106,300 in Iowa Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
Population	2,622	5,062
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,107	$53,051
Median home value	$108,800	$106,300
Median gross rent	$735	$898
Housing units	1,182	2,386
Homeownership rate	66.0%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
Population	2,645 → 2,622 (-0.9%)	5,122 → 5,062 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$47,938 → $72,107 (+50.4%)	$45,897 → $53,051 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $108,800 (+35.0%)	$88,200 → $106,300 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $735 (+16.3%)	$750 → $898 (+19.7%)

Eldora

Population

2,6452,622

Median household income

$47,938$72,107

Median home value

$80,600$108,800

Median gross rent

$632$735

Iowa Falls

Population

5,1225,062

Median household income

$45,897$53,051

Median home value

$88,200$106,300

Median gross rent

$750$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
Under 5	3.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.5%	14.2%
18 to 24	10.3%	10.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	7.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.6%
75 and over	8.4%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	89.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
No high school diploma	11.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	33.6%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
Drove alone	80.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	6.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	6.3%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.2%	9.7%
Other means	3.4%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
1-unit, detached	72.8%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Eldora	Iowa Falls
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1958	1958