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Elkhart, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 362. Estimated population in July 2024: 357 (-1.4% change)
Males: 178 (49.2%), Females: 184 (50.8%)

Polk County

Zip code: 50073

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $33,000
Median house value: $75,000

Population by Race

Races in Elkhart:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (28.2%), Irish (13.8%), English (12.7%), Norwegian (8.0%), United States (3.9%), Czech (2.8%).

Elevation: 788 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Map of Elkhart, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elkhart

  • High school or higher: 90.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elkhart city

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-2.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Elkhart:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkhart:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 20 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 90 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elkhart:

  • ANKENY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; ANKENY, IA; Abbreviation: IKV)
  • MORNINGSTAR FIELD (about 13 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: Y76)
  • AMES MUNI (about 15 miles; AMES, IA; Abbreviation: AMW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkhart:

  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 86 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)

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