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Elkader, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkader, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,321. 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 ELKADER-IA · Elkader, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,321 pop · #10440/25278 · Clayton County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $76,705
  • RANK-MID #10440/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Volga
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,321
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,000

Nearest income peer: Volga, IA (+ $483 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 Elkader

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkader 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, Elkader, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,321
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,705
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 52043 (2,321 residents). Household income $76,705 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkader as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Albion is the closest lower-income city and Raymond the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elkader.

Population concentration

Elkader reads through its lone ZIP, 52043

2,321 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52043 is not the leading code inside Elkader, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Elkader's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 89 establishments, 1,138 employees , annual payroll $70,796k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52043 (89 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Elkader, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Clayton County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkader. See the Clayton County roll-up →

Elkader sits in the upper half of Clayton County on income: Guttenberg, Monona and Strawberry Point report less, while Edgewood and Luana report more. Marquette marks the far end of that range at $47,188, 38% below Elkader.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52043 2,321 $76,705 89 9
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Elkader 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 Elkader, .