Alford vs Otwell

A side-by-side comparison of Alford and Otwell: population, income, housing, and more.

Alford and Otwell are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Otwell has the higher population (430 vs 227 in Alford). Otwell has the higher median household income ($47,422 vs $35,147 in Alford). Otwell has the higher median home value ($126,200 vs $115,600 in Alford).

Population, income & housing

	Alford	Otwell
Population	227	430
Median age	58.2 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$35,147	$47,422
Median home value	$115,600	$126,200
Housing units	110	183
Homeownership rate	89.1%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alford	Otwell
Population	187 → 227 (+21.4%)	390 → 430 (+10.3%)
Median household income	—	$29,375 → $47,422 (+61.4%)
Median home value	$152,100 → $115,600 (-24.0%)	$40,500 → $126,200 (+211.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$172 → $175 (+1.7%)

Alford

Population

187227

Median home value

$152,100$115,600

Otwell

Population

390430

Median household income

$29,375$47,422

Median home value

$40,500$126,200

Median gross rent

$172$175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alford	Otwell
Under 5	7.5%	14.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	5.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	22.6%
25 to 34	16.7%	28.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	1.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	18.1%	8.4%
75 and over	27.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alford	Otwell
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alford	Otwell
No high school diploma	13.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	69.8%	58.1%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alford	Otwell
Drove alone	100.0%	69.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alford	Otwell
1-unit, detached	86.4%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alford	Otwell
Poverty rate	54.6%	21.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	36	14
Median year structure built	1956	1961