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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elk Horn is $23,711, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Elk Horn median household income is $46,094, which has grown by 38.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elk Horn residents spend 12.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #469

Elk Horn, IA	23,711 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elk Horn, IA	26,458 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elk Horn, IA	30,313 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elk Horn, IA	25,278 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #470

Elk Horn, IA	46,094 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elk Horn, IA	53,803 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #371

Elk Horn, IA	38.28%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Elk Horn, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.50%	$10,248, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	50.95%	$18,804, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.42%	$1,733, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.35%	$12,300, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Elk Horn, IA	58,036 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elk Horn, IA	68,699 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Elk Horn, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$46,094, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Elk Horn, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$60,625, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,875, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$29,500, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Elk Horn, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	556, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	282, 50.72%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	144, 51.06%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	144, 51.06%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	135, 93.75%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 6.25%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	138, 48.94%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	274, 49.28%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	127, 46.35%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	127, 46.35%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	119, 93.70%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 6.30%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	147, 53.65%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Elk Horn, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	251, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	182, 72.51%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	23, 9.16%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.80%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	31, 12.35%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 1.59%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9, 3.59%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elk Horn, IA	12.9 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Elk Horn, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	254	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	135, 53.15%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 26.67%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	20, 14.81%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23, 17.04%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 1.48%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 7.41%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38, 28.15%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	119, 46.85%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	43, 36.13%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	19, 15.97%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	51, 42.86%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6, 5.04%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Elk Horn, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	254, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 2.36%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	12, 4.72%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 10.63%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	36, 14.17%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	35, 13.78%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	19, 7.48%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 5.51%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17, 6.69%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	55, 21.65%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	25, 9.84%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	2, 0.79%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 2.36%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Elk Horn, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	44	7.82%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	4.14%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.