With 6,459 people, Elm Grove is a city in Wisconsin. Households here earn about 104% more than in Wisconsin as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 75% of adults have a four-year degree. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income runs $158,016, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $158,016, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
75% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elm Grove
What changed most since 1990
White share97.7% → 91.0%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$390,971 → $510,400(+31%)US over the same years: +67%
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)11.8%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(70)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War32.6%(72)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 221 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
Elm Grove, decade by decade
Elm Grove 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
6,261
$160,449
$390,971
54.6%
5.8
2000
6,249
$157,049
$456,689
65.1%
8.9
2010
5,934
$149,810
$511,124
70.1%
15.0
2020
6,513
$136,354
$479,361
61.4%
24.7
2024
6,459
$158,016
$510,400
74.6%
21.1
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.
