CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elk Run Heights

Iowa · 1,088 residents · 1.08 sq mi

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With 1,088 people, Elk Run Heights is a city in Iowa. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $38,600. The poverty rate is 4.8%, under the national 13.2%. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,088

+3%vs 2000

vs 1,052 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−16%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024964

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(108)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(83)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(77)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(51)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(177)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(98)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(118)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(24)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,673

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,179 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,550

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,129 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.8%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$428

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $538 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.1% in 2000

9.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(1,014)

Black0.7%(7)

Hispanic / Latino2%(21)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(1,078)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(15)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(49)

Asian origin

Laotian0.5%(5)

Ancestry

German41.8%(403)

Irish13.7%(132)

English8.4%(81)

Norwegian6.7%(65)

American4.7%(45)

Italian1.8%(17)

French1.3%(13)

Czech0.9%(9)

Swedish0.9%(9)

Dutch0.6%(6)

Welsh0.6%(6)

Croatian0.4%(4)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.3%(3)

Canadian0.3%(3)

Danish0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(3)

Russian0.2%(2)

Swiss0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.9%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.8%(131)

Married62.6%(295)

Widowed3%(14)

Divorced6.6%(31)

Women 15+

Never married12.5%(49)

Married72.1%(282)

Widowed7.9%(31)

Divorced7.4%(29)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 4.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.7%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.2%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.8%(35)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.5%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 80 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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