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Elberon, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Elberon is a Census city of 143 people across 0.66 square miles of land, in Tama County. Median household income is $57,188, 95.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elberon
What Elberon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.66 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land218 plus or minus 95
- County holding the largest share of its areaTama 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.
Elberon
How many people live in Elberon
- Population143 plus or minus 62
- Median age44.2 plus or minus 9.1
- Population under 1823 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1816.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Population 65 and over26 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Households61 plus or minus 24
- Family households40 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elberon
Income and work in Elberon
- Median household income$57,188 plus or minus $25,593
- Per capita income$29,951 plus or minus $6,579
- Civilian labor force77 plus or minus 40
- Employed74 plus or minus 40
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over107 plus or minus 51
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.7 percent plus or minus 61.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher1.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elberon
Housing in Elberon
- Housing units77 plus or minus 25
- Occupied units61 plus or minus 24
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate20.8 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Owner occupied58 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied3 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate95.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$110,000
- Single family units75 plus or minus 27
- Share single family97.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elberon
How Elberon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute74 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes22 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.7 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.5 percent
- Drove alone86.5 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport5.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elberon
Flood risk in Elberon
- NFIP communityCity of Elberon
- NFIP community number190728
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/07/21
The City of Elberon does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190728 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.
Tama County, not Elberon
Tama County context, not Elberon figures
- Establishments in Tama County282
- Covered employment, Tama County5,356
- Average annual pay, Tama County$48,774
- Housing units permitted, Tama County12
Every figure in this section is published for Tama County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elberon.
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
Elberon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elberon, Iowa?
143, in 61 households. Elberon city covers 0.66 square miles of land, which is 218 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elberon in?
Tama 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 Elberon?
$57,188. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $110,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Elberon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Elberon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elberon, city of, community 190728, 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 Elberon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tama 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 Elberon.
Is zoning published for Elberon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.