Elmwood Park’s age of the median resident is 64.8 years, above both Wisconsin’s towns (42.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Elmwood Park. Elmwood Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

495 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Racine · 2 mi Mount Pleasant · 3 mi Sturtevant · 4 mi Somers · 5 mi North Bay · 5 mi Somers · 6 mi

RacineMount PleasantElmwood Park

Getting set up

Moving to Elmwood Park: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmwood Park, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterRacine WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Elmwood Park’s trash rules yet

SchoolsRacine School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereVillage of Elmwood Park ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2026

ZIP code5340553405 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Elmwood Park.

Who lives here

50% of residents are 65 or older

Among residents in Elmwood Park, 14% are under 18. Here, nearly a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 33% in Wisconsin as a whole. Since 2020, Elmwood Park has lost 2.2% of its people, to 495 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

64.8median age · WI 40.2

	Elmwood Park	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Under 18	14%	21%	22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	32%	32%	29%

Elmwood ParkWisconsinUnited States

WIU.S.

Ages · share of residents

36%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma10%

High school36%

Some college14%

Associate’s9%

Bachelor’s26%

Graduate6%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 42% and 91% women

The Census survey reached too few of Elmwood Park’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.5 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Elmwood Park
	Elmwood Park	WI	U.S.
Under 10	9.3%	11.2%	11.6%
10 to 17	4.8%	10.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	4.2%	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	7.8%	12.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	8%	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.2%	10.2%
75 and older	35.9%	7.3%	7%
No diploma	9.7%	6.4%	10.4%
High school	35.6%	29.4%	26%
Some college	13.6%	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s	9%	11.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	25.7%	22%	21.6%
Graduate	6.4%	11.4%	14.1%

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Ages64.8 median age · 50% are 65 or older Schooling32% have a four-year degree Homes98% own their home · Homeowners Income$61K a year · Median household income

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Low risk in Elmwood Park, with inland flooding at the top

Expected losses in Elmwood Park break down as 53% from inland flooding and 22% from cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Elmwood Park after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.

21risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Elmwood Park Get ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Elmwood Park’s workers commute out

The top destinations are Racine (18%), Kenosha (11%) and Milwaukee (11%). 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Elmwood Park. In Elmwood Park, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes.

0%work in town

	Elmwood Park	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	2.7%	6.4%	9.6%
Median household income	$61,000	$87,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	27 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Elmwood Park0%

Racine18%

Kenosha11%

Milwaukee11%

Pleasant Prairie9%

11 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Elmwood Park

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here3 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Elmwood Park Commute times27 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Elmwood Park: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Elmwood Park’s midsummer high stands at 81°F.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–33°

Spring37–54°

Summer61–78°

Fall44–60°

Oct 24

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 17°Rain & snow41″ of snow a winter · 35 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Elmwood Park than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country

The share of adults in Elmwood Park who have high blood pressure: 36%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Elmwood Park beats Wisconsin on 13 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 13% report frequent mental distress, 16% binge drink.

	Elmwood Park	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	26%	30%	33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	15%	17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	16%	20%	16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	11%	14%	14%