| Index | Elliott | Iowa | National |
| Income per capita | $17,574 | $27,621 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $37,917 | $52,716 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $42,500 | $64,199 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $32,188 | $29,226 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $29,861 | $36,237 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $18,438 | $24,406 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 3.7% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 6.9% | 12.6% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 12.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 27.9% | 5.8% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 8.1% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 3.5% | 31.4% |
| Public administration | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 22.1% | 1.2% |
| Education, health & social services | 11.6% | 29.1% |
| Other | 20.9% | 15.1% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Oakland, IA | 1,621 | $64,464 | 21% |
| Stanton, IA | 708 | $58,942 | 10% |
| Carson, IA | 860 | $55,391 | 4% |
| Emerson, IA | 471 | $51,765 | 3% |
| Macedonia, IA | 270 | $51,094 | 4% |
| Elliott, IA | 379 | $37,917 | 29% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Darlington, PA | 379 | $36,250 | 32% |
| Newdale, ID | 379 | $37,917 | 29% |
| Maynard, MN | 379 | $37,000 | 31% |
| Buffalo Gap, TX | 379 | $43,929 | 18% |
| Florence, SD | 379 | $49,063 | 8% |
| Elliott, IA | 379 | $37,917 | 29% |