CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elmwood Park

Wisconsin · 497 residents · 0.15 sq mi

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Elmwood Park is home to 497 people in Wisconsin. 97% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 69% ahead of the Wisconsin median. The median age is 40.0, about 7 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 35% of adults have a four-year degree. Households take in $49,615 a year at the median, 65% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

497

+5%vs 2000

vs 474 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.0

−17%vs 2000

vs 48.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.15 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024526

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.8%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(35)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.1%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 346.6%(33)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4423.5%(117)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.7%(68)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(44)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(39)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$49,615

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,389 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,267

−34%vs 2000

vs $30,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$105,900

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $150,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Owner-occupied

97.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.0% in 2000

3.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(452)

Black3.4%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(471)

Black1.8%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(9)

Asian2%(10)

Other1.4%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.7%(72)

Ancestry

German39.2%(206)

American16.2%(85)

Danish13.1%(69)

English9.1%(48)

Irish6.8%(36)

Italian4.4%(23)

French Canadian3%(16)

Polish2.9%(15)

Norwegian2.5%(13)

French1.7%(9)

Hungarian1.5%(8)

Austrian1.3%(7)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.3%(7)

Croatian1.1%(6)

Russian1.1%(6)

Slovak1.1%(6)

Dutch0.8%(4)

Armenian0.4%(2)

Belgian0.4%(2)

Czech0.4%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(2)

Welsh0.4%(2)

British0.2%(1)

Lithuanian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Danish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.7%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.8 min

−16%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married10%(14)

Married76.4%(107)

Widowed5%(7)

Divorced8.6%(12)

Women 15+

Never married9.7%(31)

Married32.7%(105)

Widowed48.3%(155)

Divorced9.3%(30)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 5.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.9%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.8%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

51.1%

+21.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

−16.7 ptssince 2020

from 84.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.7%

+21.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% 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)10.5%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era84.2%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 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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