ZIP 52043 · Elkader
Who lives in ZIP code 52043 (Elkader, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elkader, IA · Clayton County
uszips 2026
People2,058
Median age42.3
Household income$76,705
Home value$164,955
Median rent$856/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+21.8%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 960
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.3% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
33.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,181.
Education (adults 25+)
25.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.2%
- Never married
- 20.4%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 9.5%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 57.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 19.2%
- Farmers
- 14.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.2%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.