Harpers Ferry vs New Albin

A side-by-side comparison of Harpers Ferry and New Albin: population, income, housing, and more.

Harpers Ferry and New Albin are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Albin has the higher population (424 vs 210 in Harpers Ferry). New Albin has the higher median household income ($58,936 vs $37,813 in Harpers Ferry). Harpers Ferry has the higher median home value ($165,100 vs $130,600 in New Albin).

Population, income & housing

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
Population	210	424
Median age	66.6 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$37,813	$58,936
Median home value	$165,100	$130,600
Median gross rent	$700	$342
Housing units	613	215
Homeownership rate	95.3%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
Population	241 → 210 (-12.9%)	563 → 424 (-24.7%)
Median household income	$51,500 → $37,813 (-26.6%)	$40,341 → $58,936 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $165,100 (+32.6%)	$98,500 → $130,600 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $700 (+13.1%)	$383 → $342 (-10.7%)

Harpers Ferry

Population

241210

Median household income

$51,500$37,813

Median home value

$124,500$165,100

Median gross rent

$619$700

New Albin

Population

563424

Median household income

$40,341$58,936

Median home value

$98,500$130,600

Median gross rent

$383$342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
Under 5	2.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	3.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	1.4%	21.5%
25 to 34	5.2%	5.4%
35 to 44	4.8%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	6.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	41.4%	5.4%
75 and over	16.2%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	97.2%
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	1.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
No high school diploma	3.6%	1.2%
High school graduate	36.1%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
Drove alone	81.8%	51.0%
Carpooled	1.1%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	4.5%	34.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	0.8%
Other means	1.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
1-unit, detached	40.3%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.5%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Harpers Ferry	New Albin
Poverty rate	12.9%	3.3%
Average household size	1.63	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1989	1938