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Elma city, Iowa demographics

Population: 554

Median age: 41.8

Median household income: 28,750

Elma is a city in Howard County, Iowa, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Elma city, IA.

Population

2021	554
2020	525
2019	536
2018	612
2017	609
2016	562
2015	654
2014	629
2013	655
2012	623
2011	613
2010	515
2009	445

Census data for Elma city, Iowa

Demographic and housing estimates in Elma city, Iowa

Total population
Total population	554
Male	236
Female	318

Population by age
Total population	554
Under 5 years	30
5 to 9 years	50
10 to 14 years	22
15 to 19 years	41
20 to 24 years	39
25 to 34 years	36
35 to 44 years	68
45 to 54 years	78
55 to 59 years	17
60 to 64 years	29
65 to 74 years	50
75 to 84 years	55
85 years and over	39
Median age (years)	41.8
Under 18 years	117
16 years and over	447
18 years and over	437
21 years and over	378
62 years and over	156
65 years and over	144

Population by race
Total population	554
One race	554
White	554
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	0
Two or more races	0

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	428
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	199
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	229

Social characteristics in Elma city, Iowa

Households by type
Total households	242
Family households (families)	86
Married-couple family	37
Male householder, no wife present, family	39
Female householder, no husband present, family	36
Nonfamily households	80
Average household size	93
Average family size	2.15

Economic characteristics in Elma city, Iowa

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	242
Less than $10,000	8
$10,000 to $14,999	57
$15,000 to $24,999	33
$25,000 to $34,999	34
$35,000 to $49,999	30
$50,000 to $74,999	45
$75,000 to $99,999	17
$100,000 to $149,999	17
$150,000 to $199,999	1
$200,000 or more	0
Median household income (dollars)	28,750

Housing characteristics in Elma city, Iowa

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	270
Occupied housing units	242
Vacant housing units	28

Units in structure
Total housing units	270
1-unit, detached	235
1-unit, attached	4
2 units	1
3 or 4 units	0
5 to 9 units	0
10 to 19 units	16
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	14
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	270
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	0
Built 2000 to 2009	23
Built 1990 to 1999	16
Built 1980 to 1989	4
Built 1970 to 1979	23
Built 1960 to 1969	22
Built 1950 to 1959	16
Built 1940 to 1949	27
Built 1939 or earlier	139

Rooms
Total housing units	270
1 room	0
2 rooms	13
3 rooms	11
4 rooms	8
5 rooms	68
6 rooms	57
7 rooms	50
8 rooms	29
9 rooms or more	34
Median rooms	6.1

Bedrooms
Total housing units	270
No bedroom	0
1 bedroom	21
2 bedrooms	94
3 bedrooms	112
4 bedrooms	32
5 or more bedrooms	11

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	242
Owner-occupied	170
Renter-occupied	72
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.01
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.49

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	242
Moved in 2017 or later	28
Moved in 2015 to 2016	59
Moved in 2010 to 2014	34
Moved in 2000 to 2009	37
Moved in 1990 to 1999	39
Moved in 1989 and earlier	45

Value
Owner-occupied units	170
Less than $50,000	59
$50,000 to $99,999	81
$100,000 to $149,999	19
$150,000 to $199,999	7
$200,000 to $299,999	2
$300,000 to $499,999	2
$500,000 to $999,999	0
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	59,000

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	170
Housing units with a mortgage	71
Housing units without a mortgage	99

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	56
Less than $500	29
$500 to $999	15
$1,000 to $1,499	8
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	2
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	2
Median (dollars)	498
No rent paid	16

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