Elberon vs Lincoln

A side-by-side comparison of Elberon and Lincoln: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elberon has the higher population (162 vs 88 in Lincoln). Elberon has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $56,875 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($102,900 vs $102,100 in Elberon).

Population, income & housing

	Elberon	Lincoln
Population	162	88
Median age	45.5 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$56,875
Median home value	$102,100	$102,900
Housing units	84	68
Homeownership rate	93.8%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.5%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elberon	Lincoln
Population	165 → 162 (-1.8%)	116 → 88 (-24.1%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $58,750 (+2.2%)	$40,833 → $56,875 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$82,500 → $102,100 (+23.8%)	$67,500 → $102,900 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $775 (+6.9%)

Elberon

Population

165162

Median household income

$57,500$58,750

Median home value

$82,500$102,100

Lincoln

Population

11688

Median household income

$40,833$56,875

Median home value

$67,500$102,900

Median gross rent

$725$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elberon	Lincoln
Under 5	0.6%	9.1%
5 to 17	9.3%	3.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	1.1%
25 to 34	20.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	5.7%
45 to 54	19.1%	15.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	33.0%
65 to 74	16.0%	10.2%
75 and over	2.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elberon	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elberon	Lincoln
No high school diploma	5.8%	2.6%
High school graduate	68.6%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.5%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elberon	Lincoln
Drove alone	85.4%	89.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.6%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	9.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elberon	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	96.4%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Elberon	Lincoln
Poverty rate	11.1%	5.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	40	20
Median year structure built	1938	1972