Elkhorn vs Whitewater

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhorn and Whitewater: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkhorn and Whitewater are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whitewater has the higher population (15,705 vs 10,259 in Elkhorn). Elkhorn has the higher median household income ($73,052 vs $49,000 in Whitewater). Elkhorn has the higher median home value ($255,300 vs $211,800 in Whitewater).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
Population	10,259	15,705
Median age	37.9 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,052	$49,000
Median home value	$255,300	$211,800
Median gross rent	$999	$985
Housing units	4,241	5,924
Homeownership rate	56.1%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	35.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
Population	9,925 → 10,259 (+3.4%)	14,722 → 15,705 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$54,475 → $73,052 (+34.1%)	$36,176 → $49,000 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$176,700 → $255,300 (+44.5%)	$168,700 → $211,800 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $999 (+19.8%)	$774 → $985 (+27.3%)

Elkhorn

Population

9,92510,259

Median household income

$54,475$73,052

Median home value

$176,700$255,300

Median gross rent

$834$999

Whitewater

Population

14,72215,705

Median household income

$36,176$49,000

Median home value

$168,700$211,800

Median gross rent

$774$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
Under 5	3.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	9.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	49.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	5.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	6.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	3.9%
75 and over	7.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	81.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.3%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
No high school diploma	8.9%	8.9%
High school graduate	27.7%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
Drove alone	77.6%	66.4%
Carpooled	14.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.6%	14.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
1-unit, detached	48.5%	31.3%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	22.6%	22.5%
20 or more units	5.0%	24.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Elkhorn	Whitewater
Poverty rate	5.4%	29.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1987	1981