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Elk Run Heights, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Elk Run Heights is a Census city of 964 people across 1.08 square miles of land, in Black Hawk County. Median household income is $76,500, 93.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elk Run Heights
What Elk Run Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.08 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land889
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlack Hawk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Run Heights
How many people live in Elk Run Heights
- Population964
- Median age55.7
- Population under 18131 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1813.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over264 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over27.4 percent
- Households440
- Family households306 plus or minus 64
- Share of households that are families69.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Run Heights
Income and work in Elk Run Heights
- Median household income$76,500
- Per capita income$42,813
- Civilian labor force510
- Employed505
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over793
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Elk Run Heights
- Housing units466
- Occupied units440
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied410
- Renter occupied30 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate93.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$171,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,125 plus or minus $550
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units453
- Share single family97.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more2.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Elk Run Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute452 plus or minus 92
- Commuting under 15 minutes173 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.3 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more51 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone80.2 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Worked from home9.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Run Heights
Flood risk in Elk Run Heights
- NFIP communityCity of Elk Run Heights
- NFIP community number190019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/08/24
The City of Elk Run Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190019 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Black Hawk County, not Elk Run Heights
Black Hawk County context, not Elk Run Heights figures
- Establishments in Black Hawk County3,105
- Covered employment, Black Hawk County70,886
- Average annual pay, Black Hawk County$59,631
- Housing units permitted, Black Hawk County289
Every figure in this section is published for Black Hawk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elk Run Heights.
All Black Hawk County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elk Run Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elk Run Heights, Iowa?
964, in 440 households. Elk Run Heights city covers 1.08 square miles of land, which is 889 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elk Run Heights in?
Black Hawk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elk Run Heights?
$76,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $171,200. Median gross rent is $1,125 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Elk Run Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Elk Run Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elk Run Heights, city of, community 190019, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Elk Run Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Black Hawk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elk Run Heights.
Is zoning published for Elk Run Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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