Elkhart, IA Demographic Data
Elkhart, IA Summary
Elkhart is located in Polk County in Iowa
- Population: 565
- Area: 1.58 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 358.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 974.41 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elkhart, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
374
46%
50.8
Male
441
54%
49.2
Total Population
815
323,128,000
Elkhart, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
39
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
63
7.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
68
8.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
44
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
45
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
117
14.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
93
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
162
19.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
69
8.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
68
8.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
21
2.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10
1.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
16
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
615
75.5%
77.2
Female
305
49.6%
51.3
Male
310
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
598
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
67
8.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
47
5.8%
15.2
Female
35
74.5%
55.8
Male
12
25.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Elkhart, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
785
96.3%
96.8
White
765
93.9%
72.6
Black or African American
16
2.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
30
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
43
5.3%
17.8
Mexican
41
5.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
772
94.7%
82.2
Elkhart, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
25
4.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
203
36.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
123
22.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
81
14.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
86
15.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
27
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
36
6.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
520
93.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
113
20.4%
31.2
Elkhart, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
182
28.2%
33.7%
Now Married
301
46.7%
47.5
Divorced
115
17.8%
11.0%
Separated
4
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
43
6.7
5.8%
Elkhart, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
771
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
5
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Elkhart, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
26
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
51
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9
2.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
69
19.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
64
18.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
48
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
45
12.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
49,758
57,617
Per capita income
26,658
31,128
Elkhart, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3
0.7%
9.8
Construction
65
14.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
105
23.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30
6.8%
6.6
Information
21
4.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
48
10.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
20
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
17
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
11
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
86
19.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
24
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
88
19.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
153
34.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
45
10.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
121
27.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
37
8.3%
18.1%
Elkhart, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
446
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
410
91.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
22
4.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.9%
5.1
Walked
8
1.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2
0.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.5
26.6
Elkhart, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
23
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
72
20.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
152
43.4%
37.1
3 or more
103
29.4%
21.0
Elkhart, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
350
95.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
266
76.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
84
24.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
16
4.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Elkhart, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
366
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
11
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
34
9.3%
9.1
4 rooms
56
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
103
28.1%
19.8
6 rooms
87
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
41
11.2%
12.0
8 rooms
21
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13
3.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elkhart, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
366
1-unit, detached
262
71.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
16
4.4%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
30
8.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
3
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
49
13.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elkhart, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
85
23.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
22
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4
1.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
17
4.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
36
9.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
19
5.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
49
13.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
134
36.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Elkhart, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
243
69.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
27
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
80
22.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elkhart, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
174
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
23
13.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
55
31.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
96
55.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
85
48.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
13.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
27
15.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elkhart, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
81
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
10
12.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
32
39.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
39
48.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
547
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7
8.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
16.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
20
24.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
18.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19
23.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Elkhart, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
266
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
40
15.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
51
19.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
97
36.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
75
28.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3
1.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
121,900
205,000