Housing data for Elmwood Park, WI
Elmwood Park, WI has an estimated 526 residents and 297 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Racine County.
1.8% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 526 (±203)
- Housing units
- 297 (±174)
- Households that rent
- 1.8%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +6.3%
What stands out in Elmwood Park
Households that rent: 1.8% (±2.6 points) in Elmwood Park, lower than in Racine County (29.0%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±12.6 points) in Elmwood Park, lower than in Racine County (14.7%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 7.7% (±6.4 points) in Elmwood Park, lower than in Racine County (19.6%).
Median household income: $61,461 (±$9,129) in Elmwood Park, lower than in Racine County ($78,096).
Housing in Elmwood Park at a glance
- Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 1.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $61,461 median household income
- Home values: $229,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,456 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $4,117 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 91.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 89.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 91.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.9 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +6.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 7.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Elmwood Park against Racine County, its state and the nation
| Elmwood Park | Racine County | Wisconsin | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 526 (±203) | 197,532 (exact) | 5,914,872 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 297 (±174) | 85,658 (±182) | 2,778,572 (±1,533) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 1.8% (±2.6 points) | 29.0% (±1.3 points) | 32.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,080 (±$26) | $1,087 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $61,461 (±$9,129) | $78,096 (±$2,301) | $77,485 (±$455) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $229,300 (±$25,696) | $251,400 (±$6,311) | $266,500 (±$1,051) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,117 (±$562) | $4,099 (±$75) | $3,792 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 89.2% (±43.8 points) | 65.8% (±2.1 points) | 57.0% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.9 minutes (±9.2) | 23.9 minutes (±0.6) | 22.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 69.0% (±37.1 points) | 91.1% (±0.9 points) | 90.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 64.8 years (±16.0) | 40.5 years (±0.2) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Elmwood Park covers 0.2 square miles of land, about 3,483 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Elmwood Park has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 495 (±79) | 526 (±203) | +6.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 209 (±30) | 297 (±174) | +42.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $194,400 (±$7,756) | $229,300 (±$25,696) | +18.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $77,188 (±$10,133) | $61,461 (±$9,129) | −20.4% | Down after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,472 (±$152) | $1,456 (±$1,120) | −1.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,268 (±$192) | $4,117 (±$562) | +26.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 1.5% (±1.9 points) | 1.8% (±2.6 points) | +0.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | 0.0% (±100.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not 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 Racine County
Elmwood Park has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Racine County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Racine County recorded 228 violent and 904 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 Elmwood Park
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine | 2.4 mi | $1,033 | $166,500 | 39.8% |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.4 mi | $1,127 | $292,400 | 23.2% |
| Sturtevant | 4.1 mi | $981 | $253,800 | 18.1% |
| Somers | 4.9 mi | $1,455 | $315,300 | 37.0% |
| North Bay | 5.5 mi | — | $490,000 | 0.9% |
| Wind Point | 6.7 mi | $2,200 | $306,600 | 2.3% |
| Town of Somers | 7.1 mi | $964 | $257,500 | 20.2% |
| Kenosha | 7.7 mi | $1,186 | $225,200 | 41.3% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Elmwood Park, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $926 | $1,036 | $1,283 | $1,639 | $1,984 |
HUD income limits for Elmwood Park, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,950 | $36,550 | $58,450 |
| 2 people | $25,050 | $41,750 | $66,800 |
| 3 people | $28,200 | $46,950 | $75,150 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $52,150 | $83,450 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $56,350 | $90,150 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $60,500 | $96,850 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $64,700 | $103,500 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $68,850 | $110,200 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $104,300.
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 Elmwood Park
What is the median household income in Elmwood Park?
The median household income in Elmwood Park is $61,461 (±$9,129) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Elmwood Park, WI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $229,300 (±$25,696) for owner-occupied homes in Elmwood Park (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How much are property taxes in Elmwood Park?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Elmwood Park, WI is $4,117 (±$562) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Elmwood Park?
Elmwood Park, WI has an estimated 297 (±174) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Elmwood Park?
89.2% of homes in Elmwood Park, WI were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Elmwood Park?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Elmwood Park, used by 91.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Elmwood Park growing?
In Elmwood Park, the number of residents went from 495 in 2015–2019 to 526 in 2020–2024 (+6.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Elmwood Park village, Wisconsin (place:23725, in state:55).
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 .