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Elkhart township, Polk County, IA

1,609 Population
35.9 square miles 44.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±6.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$55,733 ±$14,559 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $45,622 ±$752
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$103,482 ±$14,856 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $83,576 ±$1,283
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.1% ±4.4% (131  ±76) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.3% 50,969 (±0.6% / ±3,035)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.6 minutes ±11.2 (19,550  ±5,411) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Polk County: 20 4,465,015 (±0.3 / ±87,777)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

670 ±141 Number of households
  • Polk County: 205,358 ±1,156
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.7 (1,609  ±328) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Polk County: 2.4 494,416 (±0 / ±148)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±5.8% (26  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 5.5% 6,789 (±0.5% / ±668)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

800 ±158 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 218,486 ±136
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$283,000 ±$38,391 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Polk County: $262,100 ±$3,486
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.1% ±2.7% (97  ±47.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 14.3% 70,988 (±0.7% / ±3,455.8)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.1% ±26.8% (1,106  ±190.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Polk County: 92.5% 311,012 (±1.3% / ±4,464.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
37.8% ±10.3% (431  ±149.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 40.3% 135,414 (±0.8% / ±2,806.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.9% ±1.1% (14  ±18) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Polk County: 10.1% 50,787
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±3.1% (89  ±42) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Polk County: 5.6% 21,413 (±0.3% / ±1,139)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
89 Total veterans ±42 89 Male ±42 N/A Female ±10

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