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Elk Horn, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Elk Horn is a Census city of 728 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $64,250, 83.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elk Horn
What Elk Horn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land993 plus or minus 213
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby 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 Horn
How many people live in Elk Horn
- Population728 plus or minus 156
- Median age46.4
- Population under 18112 plus or minus 42
- Share under 1815.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over181 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over24.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households299 plus or minus 65
- Family households190 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families63.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Elk Horn
- Median household income$64,250 plus or minus $21,543
- Per capita income$36,777
- Civilian labor force386 plus or minus 113
- Employed379 plus or minus 112
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over508
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.1 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Elk Horn
- Housing units338 plus or minus 68
- Occupied units299 plus or minus 65
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied251 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied48 plus or minus 23
- Ownership rate83.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,200 plus or minus $26,783
- Median gross rent, monthly$668
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units305 plus or minus 66
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Elk Horn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute344 plus or minus 111
- Commuting under 15 minutes145 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.2 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more79 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone71.8 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Carpooled0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Public transport4.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Walked11.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Worked from home9.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Elk Horn
- NFIP communityCity of Elk Horn
- NFIP community number190575
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Elk Horn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190575 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.
Shelby County, not Elk Horn
Shelby County context, not Elk Horn figures
- Establishments in Shelby County384
- Covered employment, Shelby County5,460
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$51,072
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County6
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elk Horn.
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 Horn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elk Horn, Iowa?
728, in 299 households. Elk Horn city covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 993 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elk Horn in?
Shelby 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 Horn?
$64,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,200. Median gross rent is $668 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Elk Horn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Elk Horn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elk Horn, city of, community 190575, 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 Horn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby 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 Horn.
Is zoning published for Elk Horn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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