Housing data for Elkhart Township, MO

Elkhart Township, MO has an estimated 354 residents and 189 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Bates County.

3.4% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
354 (±182)
Housing units
189 (±72)
Households that rent
3.4%
Residents since 2015–2019
+26.4%

What stands out in Elkhart Township

Households that rent: 3.4% (±5.6 points) in Elkhart Township, lower than in Bates County (25.1%).

Average commute: 50.5 minutes (±8.0) in Elkhart Township, higher than in Bates County (32.8 minutes).

Housing in Elkhart Township at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 3.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $59,523 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $355,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $2,146 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,529 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 77.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 33.9% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 36.6% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 50.5 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +26.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 11.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Elkhart Township against Bates County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Elkhart TownshipBates CountyMissouriUnited States
Residents354 (±182)16,186 (exact)6,191,814 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units189 (±72)7,192 (±29)2,825,287 (±1,043)143,775,355
Households that rent3.4% (±5.6 points)25.1% (±3.1 points)31.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$786 (±$73)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$59,523 (±$28,552)$60,733 (±$4,639)$70,702 (±$325)$80,734
Median home value$355,900 (±$233,982)$170,800 (±$12,266)$230,300 (±$880)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,529 (±$714)$1,039 (±$92)$1,948 (±$11)$3,119
Built before 198033.9% (±34.9 points)55.8% (±4.8 points)52.8% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute50.5 minutes (±8.0)32.8 minutes (±2.3)23.5 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.3% (±18.4 points)85.0% (±2.4 points)89.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents45.9 years (±20.4)41.4 years (±0.5)39.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Elkhart Township covers 35.4 square miles of land, about 10 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Elkhart Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents280 (±77)354 (±182)+26.4%Not a measurable change
Housing units112 (±33)189 (±72)+68.8%Not a measurable change
Median home value$152,100 (±$22,870)$355,900 (±$233,982)+134.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$51,800 (±$10,451)$59,523 (±$28,552)+14.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,121 (±$71)$2,146 (±$363)+91.4%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$886 (±$310)$1,529 (±$714)+72.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent13.4% (±12.9 points)3.4% (±5.6 points)−10.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±73.6 points)0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0 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 Bates County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Bates County recorded 624 violent and 1,023 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.

ZIP codes in Elkhart Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6472217%325$767$322,200$67,933
6472013%4,494$644$190,900$75,479
6472311%452$588$181,900$63,500

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Elkhart Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
East Boone Township4.9 mi—$164,80019.4%
Mound Township5.6 mi$300$161,40042.6%
Adrian6.0 mi$631$159,50035.7%
West Point Township6.1 mi$588—21.2%
Passaic6.1 mi—$64,70023.3%
Charlotte Township7.2 mi——11.1%
West Boone Township7.3 mi$1,297$219,80017.3%
Deer Creek Township (Bates County)7.4 mi$864$151,80018.8%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Elkhart Township, fiscal year 2027

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$834$839$1,098$1,402$1,835

HUD income limits for Elkhart Township, fiscal year 2026

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,700$29,450$47,150
2 people$21,640$33,650$53,850
3 people$27,320$37,850$60,600
4 people$33,000$42,050$67,300
5 people$38,680$45,450$72,700
6 people$44,360$48,800$78,100
7 people$50,040$52,150$83,500
8 people$55,550$55,550$88,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,100.

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 Elkhart Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Elkhart Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Elkhart Township, MO is $2,146 (±$363) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Elkhart Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Elkhart Township, MO is $1,529 (±$714) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How long is the average commute in Elkhart Township?

Workers who live in Elkhart Township, MO take an average of 50.5 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Elkhart Township growing?

In Elkhart Township, the number of residents went from 280 in 2015–2019 to 354 in 2020–2024 (+26.4%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Elkhart Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Elkhart Township are 64722, 64720, 64723.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 64722?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64722 is $767 (±$61) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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 Elkhart township, Bates County, Missouri (county subdivision:21664, in state:29 county:013).

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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