Eldora vs Union

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

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

Eldora has the higher population (2,622 vs 391 in Union). Eldora has the higher median household income ($72,107 vs $60,000 in Union). Eldora has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $72,600 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Eldora	Union
Population	2,622	391
Median age	39.7 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,107	$60,000
Median home value	$108,800	$72,600
Median gross rent	$735	$775
Housing units	1,182	226
Homeownership rate	66.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldora	Union
Population	2,645 → 2,622 (-0.9%)	380 → 391 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$47,938 → $72,107 (+50.4%)	$44,167 → $60,000 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $108,800 (+35.0%)	$68,100 → $72,600 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $735 (+16.3%)	$536 → $775 (+44.6%)

Eldora

Population

2,6452,622

Median household income

$47,938$72,107

Median home value

$80,600$108,800

Median gross rent

$632$735

Union

Population

380391

Median household income

$44,167$60,000

Median home value

$68,100$72,600

Median gross rent

$536$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldora	Union
Under 5	3.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	7.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	7.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	6.9%
45 to 54	7.1%	25.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	15.1%
75 and over	8.4%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldora	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	97.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldora	Union
No high school diploma	11.3%	2.5%
High school graduate	33.6%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldora	Union
Drove alone	80.7%	82.5%
Carpooled	6.4%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	11.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.4%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eldora	Union
1-unit, detached	72.8%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Eldora	Union
Poverty rate	7.7%	15.1%
Average household size	2.44	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1958	1955