ZIP 52141 · Elgin
Who lives in ZIP code 52141 (Elgin, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elgin, IA · Fayette County
uszips 2026
People1,259
Median age51.1
Household income$64,647
Home value$117,762
Median rent$538/mo
Poverty3.8%
College degree+19.0%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 549
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.4% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
23.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,667.
Education (adults 25+)
44.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.9%
- Never married
- 17.5%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 59.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.2%
- Rent burden
- 12.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 21.7%
- Farmers
- 18.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.3%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 12.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.