What is the population of Elkhorn city?

Elkhorn city has 10,259 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #95 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in Elkhorn city?

Median household income in Elkhorn city is $73,052 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elkhorn city?

Median gross rent is $999 a month and the median home value is $255,300, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.

Is Elkhorn city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elkhorn city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Elkhorn, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Elkhorn, Wisconsin (Elkhorn, WI — Census place “Elkhorn city”) is 10,259 residents, ranking #95 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $73,052, the median home is worth $255,300 and median gross rent runs $999 a month. Looking for the Elkhorn Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Elkhorn, WI: 53121.

Population: 10,259Elkhorn city residents
Median household income: $73,052Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $255,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $999Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.1%Owner-occupied households

Elkhorn ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Elkhorn.

The Elkhorn WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

53121

What the numbers mean in Elkhorn city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Elkhorn city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 56.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Elkhorn city, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Elkhorn city is a mid-size town in Wisconsin, with 10,259 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #95 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 37.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Elkhorn city earn a median of $73,052 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 5.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Elkhorn city is valued at $255,300, 15.9% below the national figure and 20% above the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $999 a month, 28.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,988 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Elkhorn city?: Elkhorn city has 10,259 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #95 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Elkhorn city?: Median household income in Elkhorn city is $73,052 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elkhorn city?: Median gross rent is $999 a month and the median home value is $255,300, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
Is Elkhorn city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elkhorn city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Elkhorn city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.