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Elk township, Clayton County, IA

401 Population
36.1 square miles 11.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.6 ±5.9 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Clayton County: 46.4 ±0.3
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$37,162 ±$7,934 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Clayton County: $35,661 ±$1,657
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$94,375 ±$38,543 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Clayton County: $62,326 ±$4,497
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

2.8% ±4.2% (11  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Clayton County: 13.6% † 2,294 (±2.8% / ±469)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

32.8 minutes ±2.7 (5,765  ±2,508) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Clayton County: 24 181,095 (±1.5 / ±12,814)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

145 ±41 Number of households
  • Clayton County: 7,406 ±194
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.8 ±0.5 (401  ±134) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Clayton County: 2.3 16,779 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

31.3% ±19.9% (35  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Clayton County: 7.7% † 242 (±1.9% / ±60)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

160 ±51 Number of housing units
  • Clayton County: 8,791 ±32
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$306,900 ±$54,869 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Clayton County: $155,700 ±$7,121
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

2.5% ±5.9% (9  ±21.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Clayton County: 10.3% † 1,741 (±2.1% / ±358.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

85.9% ±1.7% (201  ±59.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Clayton County: 90.8% 11,093 (±3.4% / ±417.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
8.1% ±11.8% (19  ±28.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Clayton County: 15.7% † 1,923 (±1.6% / ±195.9)
  • about one-quarter 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

2.5% ±3.4% (10  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Clayton County: 2.1% 351
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

5.2% ±4.9% (14  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Clayton County: 7.5% † 997 (±0.9% / ±119)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
14 Total veterans ±14 14 Male ±14 N/A Female ±10

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