Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Elma, IA

618 Population
1.2 square miles 503.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

48 ±12.9 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Howard County: 39.3 ±0.7
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$22,565 ±$4,423 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Howard County: $33,190 ±$3,287
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$41,528 ±$9,969 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Howard County: $67,336 ±$5,879
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

23% ±7.6% (132  ±56) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Howard County: 8.4% † 778 (±1.9% / ±175)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

25.3 minutes ±6.4 (5,655  ±2,363) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Howard County: 22.1 † 90,100 (±2.3 / ±10,664)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

273 ±60 Number of households
  • Howard County: 3,672 ±201
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.1 ±0.3 (581  ±154) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Howard County: 2.5 9,254 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

20.7% ±29.3% (25  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Howard County: 12% † 223 (±4.9% / ±92)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

321 ±60 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 4,314 ±28
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$71,400 ±$11,731 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Howard County: $133,900 † ±$15,619
  • about one-third of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

16.4% ±13.9% (100  ±88) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Howard County: 10.5% † 979 (±3.1% / ±289.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

91.5% ±1.9% (377  ±73.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Howard County: 91.8% 5,833 (±5.8% / ±370.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
11.7% ±7.7% (48  ±33.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Howard County: 18.7% † 1,189 (±3.2% / ±200.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.4% ±3.3% (21  ±21) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Howard County: 1.2% 116
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

8.2% ±4% (42  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 7.7% † 540 (±1.7% / ±116)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
42 Total veterans ±23 40 Male ±23 2 Female ±4

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.