Elliott vs Red Oak

A side-by-side comparison of Elliott and Red Oak: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Red Oak has the higher population (5,542 vs 419 in Elliott). Elliott has the higher median household income ($65,357 vs $52,996 in Red Oak). Red Oak has the higher median home value ($91,600 vs $68,100 in Elliott).

Population, income & housing

	Elliott	Red Oak
Population	419	5,542
Median age	38.6 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,357	$52,996
Median home value	$68,100	$91,600
Median gross rent	$840	$768
Housing units	207	2,712
Homeownership rate	74.5%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliott	Red Oak
Population	539 → 419 (-22.3%)	5,362 → 5,542 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$56,719 → $65,357 (+15.2%)	$43,085 → $52,996 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $68,100 (+11.1%)	$82,400 → $91,600 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $840 (+24.4%)	$642 → $768 (+19.6%)

Elliott

Population

539419

Median household income

$56,719$65,357

Median home value

$61,300$68,100

Median gross rent

$675$840

Red Oak

Population

5,3625,542

Median household income

$43,085$52,996

Median home value

$82,400$91,600

Median gross rent

$642$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliott	Red Oak
Under 5	8.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	22.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.6%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.6%
75 and over	6.9%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliott	Red Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliott	Red Oak
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	33.9%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliott	Red Oak
Drove alone	90.1%	79.4%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliott	Red Oak
1-unit, detached	91.8%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Elliott	Red Oak
Poverty rate	9.7%	16.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1938	1960