Elkhorn

Population: 10,259
Median household income: $73,052
Median home value: $255,300

Elkhorn is a community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, home to 10,259 residents. The median household income of $73,052 is below the Walworth County median ($77,359).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elkhorn's population grew 3.4% from 9,925 to 10,259, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $176,700 to $255,300.

48.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,259
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $73,052
Median home value: $255,300
Median gross rent: $999
Housing units: 4,241
Homeownership rate: 56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,92510,259

Median household income

$54,475$73,052

Median home value

$176,700$255,300

Median gross rent

$834$999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,925	$54,475	$176,700	$834
2020	10,034	$63,135	$186,500	$861
2021	10,267	$68,339	$193,900	$880
2022	10,253	$72,958	$226,100	$951
2023	10,259	$73,052	$255,300	$999

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	349	3.4%
5 to 17	1,770	17.3%
18 to 24	968	9.4%
25 to 34	1,545	15.1%
35 to 44	1,418	13.8%
45 to 54	1,232	12.0%
55 to 64	1,323	12.9%
65 to 74	902	8.8%
75 and over	752	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,022	78.2%
Black or African American	125	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.1%
Asian	106	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	426	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,574	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	638	8.9%
High school graduate	1,985	27.7%
Some college or associate's	2,392	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,686	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	471	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,409	77.6%
Carpooled	820	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	424	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,149	40.8%
15 to 29 min	1,862	35.4%
30 to 44 min	464	8.8%
45 to 59 min	363	6.9%
60+ min	423	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 5.4% (541 of 10,000)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,597	62.0%
Nonfamily households	1,591	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,188	98.8%
Vacant	53	1.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,351	56.1%
Renter-occupied	1,837	43.9%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached11.4%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units22.6%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,059	48.5%
1-unit, attached	483	11.4%
2 to 4 units	457	10.8%
5 to 19 units	960	22.6%
20 or more units	210	5.0%
Mobile home & other	72	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5523300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.6716, -88.5363