Elma

Population: 618
Median household income: $41,528
Median home value: $71,400

Elma, a community in Howard County, Iowa, has 618 residents. The median household income of $41,528 is below the Howard County median ($67,336).

From 2019 to 2023, Elma's population grew 15.3% from 536 to 618, while its median home value rose 19.4% from $59,800 to $71,400.

Households average 2.13 people. The median gross rent is $668.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 618
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $41,528
Median home value: $71,400
Median gross rent: $668
Housing units: 321
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

536618

Median household income

$48,214$41,528

Median home value

$59,800$71,400

Median gross rent

$575$668

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	536	$48,214	$59,800	$575
2020	525	$27,330	$60,300	$493
2021	554	$28,750	$59,000	$498
2022	591	$40,625	$70,900	$564
2023	618	$41,528	$71,400	$668

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over22.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	3.6%
5 to 17	85	13.8%
18 to 24	99	16.0%
25 to 34	31	5.0%
35 to 44	68	11.0%
45 to 54	68	11.0%
55 to 64	63	10.2%
65 to 74	43	7.0%
75 and over	139	22.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	564	91.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	39	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate54.9%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	8.5%
High school graduate	226	54.9%
Some college or associate's	103	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	35	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188	79.3%
Carpooled	25	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	26.8%
15 to 29 min	45	20.1%
30 to 44 min	104	46.4%
45 to 59 min	2	0.9%
60+ min	13	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 23.0% (132 of 575)

	Count	Share
Family households	128	46.9%
Nonfamily households	145	53.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	273	85.0%
Vacant	48	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	170	62.3%
Renter-occupied	103	37.7%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	258	80.4%
1-unit, attached	14	4.4%
2 to 4 units	1	0.3%
5 to 19 units	28	8.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1925095
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2457, -92.4387