Alleman vs Elkhart

A side-by-side comparison of Alleman and Elkhart: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkhart has the higher population (680 vs 400 in Alleman). Alleman has the higher median household income ($120,833 vs $81,771 in Elkhart). Alleman has the higher median home value ($275,700 vs $241,700 in Elkhart).

Population, income & housing

	Alleman	Elkhart
Population	400	680
Median age	47.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$120,833	$81,771
Median home value	$275,700	$241,700
Housing units	161	318
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alleman	Elkhart
Population	393 → 400 (+1.8%)	688 → 680 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$95,625 → $120,833 (+26.4%)	$58,750 → $81,771 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$193,000 → $275,700 (+42.8%)	$150,500 → $241,700 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$920 → $588 (-36.1%)

Alleman

Population

393400

Median household income

$95,625$120,833

Median home value

$193,000$275,700

Elkhart

Population

688680

Median household income

$58,750$81,771

Median home value

$150,500$241,700

Median gross rent

$920$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alleman	Elkhart
Under 5	2.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	16.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	17.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	9.4%
75 and over	4.8%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alleman	Elkhart
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	92.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alleman	Elkhart
No high school diploma	1.7%	7.3%
High school graduate	16.6%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.5%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alleman	Elkhart
Drove alone	79.7%	77.9%
Carpooled	2.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	13.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alleman	Elkhart
1-unit, detached	99.4%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Alleman	Elkhart
Poverty rate	0.3%	9.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1977	2005