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Elkader, IA

Clayton County, Iowa

Latitude: 42.855971     Longitude: -91.402969
Population 1,383 (2005)
Elevation of Elkader, Iowa: 760 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1924690, place: Elkader city, Iowa)

Total Population: 1,465
Male: 653 (44.57%)
Female: 812 (55.43%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 58 (3.96%)
5 to 9 years: 83 (5.67%)
10 to 14 years: 93 (6.35%)
15 to 19 years: 97 (6.62%)
20 to 24 years: 46 (3.14%)
25 to 34 years: 125 (8.53%)
35 to 44 years: 219 (14.95%)
45 to 54 years: 215 (14.68%)
55 to 59 years: 67 (4.57%)
60 to 64 years: 67 (4.57%)
65 to 74 years: 170 (11.6%)
75 to 84 years: 132 (9.01%)
85 years and over: 93 (6.35%)

Median age: 45.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,163 (79.39%)
21 years and over: 1,125 (76.79%)
62 years and over: 440 (30.03%)
65 years and over: 395 (26.96%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,163 (79.39%)
--Male: 508 (34.68%)
--Female: 655 (44.71%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 395 (26.96%)
--Male: 137 (9.35%)
--Female: 258 (17.61%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,458 (99.52%)
--White: 1,454 (99.25%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1 (0.07%)
--Black or African American: 3 (0.2%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 (0.07%)
--Asian: 0 (0%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 0 (0%)
Two or more Races: 7 (0.48%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 1 (0.07%)
--Mexican: 1 (0.07%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 0 (0%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,464 (99.93%)
--White Alone: 1,454 (99.25%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,392 (95.02%)
--Householder: 645 (44.03%)
--Spouse: 347 (23.69%)
--Child: 344 (23.48%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 287 (19.59%)
--Other relatives: 26 (1.77%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 7 (0.48%)
--Nonrelatives: 30 (2.05%)
----Unmarried partner: 16 (1.09%)
Living in group quarters: 73 (4.98%)
--Institutionalized Population: 58 (3.96%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 15 (1.02%)
Total households: 645
Family households (families): 404 (62.64%)
----With own children under 18 years: 152 (23.57%)
--Married-couple families: 347 (53.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 116 (17.98%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 42 (6.51%)
----With own children under 18 years: 26 (4.03%)
Nonfamily households: 241 (37.36%)
--Householder living alone: 226 (35.04%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 135 (20.93%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 159 (24.65%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 250 (38.76%)
Average household size: 2.16 people
Average family size: 2.77 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 693
Occupied housing units: 645 (93.07%)
Vacant housing units: 48 (6.93%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 12 (1.73%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.6%
Occupied housing units: 645 (93.07%)
Owner occupied housing units: 486 (70.13%)
Renter occupied housing units: 159 (22.94%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.32 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.66 people

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