Elliott vs Villisca

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

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

Villisca has the higher population (1,004 vs 419 in Elliott). Elliott has the higher median household income ($65,357 vs $58,469 in Villisca). Villisca has the higher median home value ($74,100 vs $68,100 in Elliott).

Population, income & housing

	Elliott	Villisca
Population	419	1,004
Median age	38.6 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,357	$58,469
Median home value	$68,100	$74,100
Median gross rent	$840	$732
Housing units	207	542
Homeownership rate	74.5%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliott	Villisca
Population	539 → 419 (-22.3%)	1,243 → 1,004 (-19.2%)
Median household income	$56,719 → $65,357 (+15.2%)	$40,625 → $58,469 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $68,100 (+11.1%)	$63,300 → $74,100 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $840 (+24.4%)	$611 → $732 (+19.8%)

Elliott

Population

539419

Median household income

$56,719$65,357

Median home value

$61,300$68,100

Median gross rent

$675$840

Villisca

Population

1,2431,004

Median household income

$40,625$58,469

Median home value

$63,300$74,100

Median gross rent

$611$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliott	Villisca
Under 5	8.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	18.1%	13.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	22.2%	8.2%
45 to 54	7.6%	7.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	17.6%
75 and over	6.9%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliott	Villisca
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliott	Villisca
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	33.9%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliott	Villisca
Drove alone	90.1%	79.3%
Carpooled	2.7%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliott	Villisca
1-unit, detached	91.8%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Elliott	Villisca
Poverty rate	9.7%	12.8%
Average household size	2.28	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950