Moving to Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Population: 7,305. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,021 (+23.5% change)
Males: 3,488 (47.7%), Females: 3,817 (52.3%)
Walworth County
Zip code: 53121
Demographics
 Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $38,395
Median house value: $114,600
Population by Race
Races in Elkhorn:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
 - Hispanic (6.1%)
 - Other race (2.8%)
 - Two or more races (0.9%)
 - American Indian (0.6%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (43.6%), Irish (17.3%), English (10.6%), Polish (8.2%), Norwegian (6.2%), United States (3.9%).
Elevation: 1033 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elkhorn
- High school or higher: 79.4%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.4%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
 - Unemployed: 4.3%
 - Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Elkhorn city
- Never married: 26.3%
 - Now married: 51.3%
 - Separated: 1.6%
 - Widowed: 8.4%
 - Divorced: 12.5%
 
4.8% Foreign born (2.8% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,725 (+30.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Elkhorn:
- AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (W3985 COUNTY RD NN PO BOX 1002)
 
Other hospitals/medical centers near Elkhorn:
- HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HARVARD, IL)
 - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 18 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
 - LAKEVIEW NEUROREHAB CTR MIDWEST 272 (about 26 miles; WATERFORD, WI)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkhorn:
- ROCK CO (about 35 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
 - KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
 - GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Elkhorn:
- LAKE LAWN (about 5 miles; DELAVAN, WI; Abbreviation: C59)
 - GRAND GENEVA RESORT (about 12 miles; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Abbreviation: C02)
 - BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 14 miles; WALWORTH, WI; Abbreviation: 7V3)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkhorn:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 17 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
 - MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
 - CARROLL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
 - WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
 - ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
 - COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 42 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
 - GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
 
Schools
Public high schools in Elkhorn:
- ELKHORN AREA HI (Students: 796; Location: 482 E GENEVA ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
 - WALWORTH CO EDUC ALT HI (Students: 21; Location: 400 COUNTY ROAD H; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in Elkhorn:
- ELKHORN AREA MID (Students: 642; Location: 627 COURT ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
 - WEST SIDE EL (Students: 508; Location: 222 SUNSET DR; Grades: PK – 04)
 - TIBBETS EL (Students: 426; Location: W5218 COUNTY ROAD A; Grades: PK – 04)
 - LAKELAND ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY (Students: 244; Location: 504 W COURT ST; Grades: PK – 12)
 - JACKSON EL (Students: 203; Location: 13 N JACKSON ST; Grades: 05 – 05)
 
Private primary/middle schools in Elkhorn:
- ST PATRICK PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 534 SUNSET DR; Grades: KG – 8)
 - FIRST EVANG LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: 415 SOUTH DEUENDORF STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
 
Libraries
Library in Elkhorn:
- MATHESON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $447,870; Location: 101 N. WISCONSIN ST.; 38,843 books; 1,302 audio materials; 1,858 video materials; 179 serial subscriptions)
 
