Housing data for Elkville, IL

Elkville, IL has an estimated 751 residents and 415 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Jackson County.

29.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $728 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
751 (±163)
Housing units
415 (±66)
Households that rent
29.4%
Median gross rent
$728
Residents since 2015–2019
−9.4%

What stands out in Elkville

Median real estate taxes: $842 (±$370) in Elkville, lower than in Jackson County ($2,526).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 1.7% (±12.3 points) in Elkville, lower than in Jackson County (21.3%).

Median home value: $71,000 (±$17,119) in Elkville, lower than in Jackson County ($137,300).

Households that rent: 29.4% (±10.0 points) in Elkville, lower than in Jackson County (50.0%).

Housing in Elkville at a glance

  • Median rent: $728 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $740 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 79.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 29.4% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $39,063 median household income
  • Home values: $71,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $969 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $842 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 1.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 40.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 76.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 61.8% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 28.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −9.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 22.4% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Elkville against Jackson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ElkvilleJackson CountyIllinoisUnited States
Residents751 (±163)53,064 (exact)12,694,798 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units415 (±66)27,727 (±47)5,457,452 (±471)143,775,355
Households that rent29.4% (±10.0 points)50.0% (±2.2 points)32.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$728 (±$141)$782 (±$29)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$39,063 (±$16,532)$48,763 (±$3,394)$83,390 (±$362)$80,734
Median home value$71,000 (±$17,119)$137,300 (±$9,859)$263,300 (±$797)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$842 (±$370)$2,526 (±$159)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198076.9% (±13.8 points)58.1% (±3.6 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute28.7 minutes (±4.9)20.3 minutes (±1.2)27.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.9% (±6.7 points)86.5% (±1.6 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents45.5 years (±7.5)32.4 years (±0.3)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Elkville covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 979 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Elkville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents829 (±142)751 (±163)−9.4%Not a measurable change
Housing units405 (±64)415 (±66)+2.5%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$575 (±$77)$728 (±$141)+26.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$59,700 (±$12,005)$71,000 (±$17,119)+18.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$39,041 (±$2,122)$39,063 (±$16,532)+0.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$950 (±$254)$969 (±$212)+2.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$880 (±$213)$842 (±$370)−4.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent38.0% (±9.2 points)29.4% (±10.0 points)−8.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.1% (±7.7 points)0.0% (±28.6 points)−5.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Jackson County

Elkville has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Jackson County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Jackson County recorded 605 violent and 1,606 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Elkville

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Elk Township1.5 mi$738$76,90024.2%
Dowell2.1 mi—$50,8009.3%
Vergennes Township4.4 mi$900$113,00021.1%
Vergennes5.6 mi$950$97,50037.7%
Du Quoin6.4 mi$719$83,10034.2%
De Soto6.5 mi$832$94,70052.6%
De Soto Township6.9 mi$923$101,20047.8%
Hurst7.0 mi$382$68,60046.9%

Places in Illinois most like Elkville

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Norris City$711$86,700$42,33328.5%
Rankin$767$56,900$41,25031.5%
Dongola$654$59,900$34,14532.9%
Grayville$677$74,200$46,31928.4%
Tilden$743$70,300$47,85730.1%
Hanover Township (Jo Daviess County)$724$106,100$43,75031.7%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Illinois.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Elkville, fiscal year 2027

Jackson County, IL, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$648$761$930$1,212$1,254

HUD income limits for Elkville, fiscal year 2026

Jackson County, IL, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,850$31,400$50,250
2 people$21,640$35,900$57,400
3 people$27,320$40,400$64,600
4 people$33,000$44,850$71,750
5 people$38,680$48,450$77,500
6 people$44,360$52,050$83,250
7 people$50,040$55,650$89,000
8 people$55,720$59,250$94,750

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Jackson County, IL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,200.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Elkville

How many renters are there in Elkville?

Elkville has an estimated 101 (±41) renting households, 29.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Elkville?

The median household income in Elkville is $39,063 (±$16,532) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Elkville, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $71,000 (±$17,119) for owner-occupied homes in Elkville (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Elkville?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Elkville, IL is $969 (±$212) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Elkville?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Elkville, IL is $842 (±$370) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Elkville?

Elkville, IL has an estimated 415 (±66) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Elkville growing?

In Elkville, the number of residents went from 829 in 2015–2019 to 751 in 2020–2024 (−9.4%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Elkville village, Illinois (place:23373, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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