Harpers Ferry vs Waukon

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

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

Waukon has the higher population (3,796 vs 210 in Harpers Ferry). Waukon has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $37,813 in Harpers Ferry). Harpers Ferry has the higher median home value ($165,100 vs $133,700 in Waukon).

Population, income & housing

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
Population	210	3,796
Median age	66.6 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,813	$56,250
Median home value	$165,100	$133,700
Median gross rent	$700	$719
Housing units	613	1,895
Homeownership rate	95.3%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
Population	241 → 210 (-12.9%)	3,671 → 3,796 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$51,500 → $37,813 (-26.6%)	$45,942 → $56,250 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $165,100 (+32.6%)	$110,600 → $133,700 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $700 (+13.1%)	$545 → $719 (+31.9%)

Harpers Ferry

Population

241210

Median household income

$51,500$37,813

Median home value

$124,500$165,100

Median gross rent

$619$700

Waukon

Population

3,6713,796

Median household income

$45,942$56,250

Median home value

$110,600$133,700

Median gross rent

$545$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
Under 5	2.4%	3.8%
5 to 17	3.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	1.4%	5.1%
25 to 34	5.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	4.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	41.4%	12.7%
75 and over	16.2%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
No high school diploma	3.6%	9.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
Drove alone	81.8%	74.9%
Carpooled	1.1%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	7.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
1-unit, detached	40.3%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	52.5%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Harpers Ferry	Waukon
Poverty rate	12.9%	11.8%
Average household size	1.63	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	37	18
Median year structure built	1989	1960