Eldon, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Eldon is a Census city of 726 people across 1.09 square miles of land, in Wapello County. Median household income is $47,917, 81.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eldon
What Eldon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.09 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land664
- County holding the largest share of its areaWapello 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.
Eldon
How many people live in Eldon
- Population726
- Median age42.1 plus or minus 8.5
- Population under 18150 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1820.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over163 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent
- Households327
- Family households200 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families61.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldon
Income and work in Eldon
- Median household income$47,917 plus or minus $11,831
- Per capita income$25,156
- Civilian labor force334 plus or minus 85
- Employed310 plus or minus 85
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over543
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldon
Housing in Eldon
- Housing units388
- Occupied units327
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate15.7 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Owner occupied265
- Renter occupied62 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate81.0 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$60,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$692 plus or minus $402
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Single family units302 plus or minus 63
- Share single family77.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more56 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more14.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldon
How Eldon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute288 plus or minus 81
- Commuting under 15 minutes55 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more102 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone80.9 percent
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldon
Flood risk in Eldon
- NFIP communityCity of Eldon
- NFIP community number190271
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/29/21(M)
The City of Eldon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190271 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.
Wapello County, not Eldon
Wapello County context, not Eldon figures
- Establishments in Wapello County699
- Covered employment, Wapello County15,384
- Average annual pay, Wapello County$53,071
- Housing units permitted, Wapello County45
Every figure in this section is published for Wapello County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eldon.
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
Eldon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eldon, Iowa?
726, in 327 households. Eldon city covers 1.09 square miles of land, which is 664 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eldon in?
Wapello 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 Eldon?
$47,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $60,600. Median gross rent is $692 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Eldon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Eldon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Eldon, city of, community 190271, 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 Eldon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wapello 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 Eldon.
Is zoning published for Eldon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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