Elkhorn is a city of 10,221 people in Wisconsin. Growth has run 40% since 2000, or 2,916 more people. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. 7% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 1,265 people per square mile. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,649, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elkhorn
What changed most since 1990
Population5,349 → 10,221(+91%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age34.9 → 37.6(+2.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)33.6%(149)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(117)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.4%(86)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 443 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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Over time
Elkhorn, decade by decade
Elkhorn population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,349
$66,616
$152,164
14.0%
4.9
2000
7,305
$69,942
$204,025
19.4%
18.8
2010
10,084
$77,664
$257,360
24.6%
31.0
2020
10,247
$76,522
$226,045
24.3%
40.7
2024
10,221
$77,649
$273,600
30.1%
43.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
