Elk Run Heights

Population: 968
Median household income: $68,828
Median home value: $169,400

Located in Black Hawk County, Iowa, Elk Run Heights is a community with a population of 968. At $68,828, its median household income sits above Black Hawk County's $64,581.

From 2019 to 2023, Elk Run Heights's population declined 4.1% from 1,009 to 968, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $139,000 to $169,400.

84.1% of workers drive to work alone. 96.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 968
Median age: 56.6 yrs
Median household income: $68,828
Median home value: $169,400
Median gross rent: $1,250
Housing units: 463
Homeownership rate: 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,009968

Median household income

$60,156$68,828

Median home value

$139,000$169,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,009	$60,156	$139,000	$890
2020	943	$60,208	$138,400	$1,025
2021	877	$61,528	$142,800	$1,021
2022	886	$67,045	$162,800	$957
2023	968	$68,828	$169,400	$1,250

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6425.0%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	4.0%
5 to 17	92	9.5%
18 to 24	38	3.9%
25 to 34	118	12.2%
35 to 44	91	9.4%
45 to 54	70	7.2%
55 to 64	242	25.0%
65 to 74	158	16.3%
75 and over	120	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	874	90.3%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	6.0%
High school graduate	310	38.8%
Some college or associate's	316	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	92	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	33	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	418	84.1%
Carpooled	30	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	8.2%
Other means	6	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	163	35.7%
15 to 29 min	227	49.8%
30 to 44 min	17	3.7%
45 to 59 min	24	5.3%
60+ min	25	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 2.6% (25 of 966)

	Count	Share
Family households	308	70.2%
Nonfamily households	131	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	439	94.8%
Vacant	24	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	407	92.7%
Renter-occupied	32	7.3%

1-unit, detached96.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	447	96.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.9%
2 to 4 units	12	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1924870
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4688, -92.2560