COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elkader vs Platteville
PLACE A
Elkader, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Platteville, Wisconsin
Elkader is 90% smaller than Platteville. Elkader earns more, with a median household income $19,774 higher. Platteville has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -5%).
ELKADERPLATTEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,18311,815−90% vs Platteville
Population density8651,911−1,045
Population growth-5.0%5.5%−10.5 pts
Median age40.523.4+17.1
Male49.2%55.0%−5.8 pts
Female50.8%45.0%+5.8 pts
Foreign-born2.2%2.7%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%88.3%+5.8 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%4.8%−0.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other1.5%2.3%−0.9 pts
Median household income$62,857$43,083+$19,774
Per capita income$38,661$26,379+$12,282
Poverty rate9.5%23.9%−14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4860.479Even
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%43.7%−17.7 pts
Graduate degree6.9%21.6%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation57.3%63.6%−6.4 pts
Median home value$143,200$200,100−$56,900
Median gross rent$859$863−$4
Owner-occupied74.6%39.5%+35.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.3%9.3%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households39.7%56.2%−16.5 pts
Average commute16.817.0−0.2
Worked from home12.6%7.2%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured2.1%5.9%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025