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Elk Horn, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elk Horn, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 914. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ELK-HORN-IA · Elk Horn, IA 1 ZIPs · 914 pop · #18238/25278 · Shelby County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,199
  • RANK-LOWER #18238/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Irwin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 914
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $131,500

Nearest income peer: Irwin, IA (+ $3,551 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Elk Horn

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elk Horn on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elk Horn, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
914
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,199
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,199 and poverty 9.6% concentrate in 51531.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elk Horn as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Middletown is the closest lower-income city and Fairfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elk Horn.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51531, is all of Elk Horn

There is no split to weigh here: 51531 holds every one of Elk Horn's 914 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Elk Horn's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 450 employees , annual payroll $41,142k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51531 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (5) · also Finance and insurance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Elk Horn, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elk Horn. See the Shelby County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Shelby County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elk Horn, Harlan, Earling and Defiance among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Portsmouth marks the far end of that range at $103,257, 74% above Elk Horn.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51531 914 $59,199 29 12
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Elk Horn roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Elk Horn, .