ZIP 51531 · Elk Horn
Who lives in ZIP code 51531 (Elk Horn, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elk Horn, IA · Shelby County
uszips 2026
People889
Median age46.0
Household income$59,199
Home value$133,332
Median rent$668/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+28.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 389
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.3% are 65 or older; 85.8% are adults.
Household income
25.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,415.
Education (adults 25+)
28.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.6%
- Never married
- 31.0%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 46.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.4%
- Rent burden
- 13.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 16.2%
- Farmers
- 13.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.6%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.