Moving to Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Population: 7,305. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,021 (+23.5% change)
Males: 3,488 (47.7%), Females: 3,817 (52.3%)

Walworth County

Zip code: 53121

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $38,395
Median house value: $114,600

Population by Race

Races in Elkhorn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.1%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (43.6%), Irish (17.3%), English (10.6%), Polish (8.2%), Norwegian (6.2%), United States (3.9%).

Elevation: 1033 feet

Land area: 7.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elkhorn

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elkhorn city

  • Never married: 26.3%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

4.8% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,725 (+30.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Elkhorn:

  • AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (W3985 COUNTY RD NN PO BOX 1002)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Elkhorn:

  • HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HARVARD, IL)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 18 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
  • LAKEVIEW NEUROREHAB CTR MIDWEST 272 (about 26 miles; WATERFORD, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkhorn:

  • ROCK CO (about 35 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
  • GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elkhorn:

  • LAKE LAWN (about 5 miles; DELAVAN, WI; Abbreviation: C59)
  • GRAND GENEVA RESORT (about 12 miles; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Abbreviation: C02)
  • BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 14 miles; WALWORTH, WI; Abbreviation: 7V3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkhorn:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 17 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 42 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
  • GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)

Schools

Public high schools in Elkhorn:

  • ELKHORN AREA HI (Students: 796; Location: 482 E GENEVA ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WALWORTH CO EDUC ALT HI (Students: 21; Location: 400 COUNTY ROAD H; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Elkhorn:

  • ELKHORN AREA MID (Students: 642; Location: 627 COURT ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WEST SIDE EL (Students: 508; Location: 222 SUNSET DR; Grades: PK – 04)
  • TIBBETS EL (Students: 426; Location: W5218 COUNTY ROAD A; Grades: PK – 04)
  • LAKELAND ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY (Students: 244; Location: 504 W COURT ST; Grades: PK – 12)
  • JACKSON EL (Students: 203; Location: 13 N JACKSON ST; Grades: 05 – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Elkhorn:

  • ST PATRICK PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 534 SUNSET DR; Grades: KG – 8)
  • FIRST EVANG LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: 415 SOUTH DEUENDORF STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Elkhorn:

  • MATHESON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $447,870; Location: 101 N. WISCONSIN ST.; 38,843 books; 1,302 audio materials; 1,858 video materials; 179 serial subscriptions)