New Albin vs Waterville

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

New Albin and Waterville 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 143 in Waterville). New Albin has the higher median household income ($58,936 vs $48,750 in Waterville). New Albin has the higher median home value ($130,600 vs $93,800 in Waterville).

Population, income & housing

	New Albin	Waterville
Population	424	143
Median age	37.7 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,936	$48,750
Median home value	$130,600	$93,800
Median gross rent	$342	—
Housing units	215	59
Homeownership rate	65.8%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Albin	Waterville
Population	563 → 424 (-24.7%)	97 → 143 (+47.4%)
Median household income	$40,341 → $58,936 (+46.1%)	$50,000 → $48,750 (-2.5%)
Median home value	$98,500 → $130,600 (+32.6%)	$60,000 → $93,800 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $342 (-10.7%)	$488 → $575 (+17.8%)

New Albin

Population

563424

Median household income

$40,341$58,936

Median home value

$98,500$130,600

Median gross rent

$383$342

Waterville

Population

97143

Median household income

$50,000$48,750

Median home value

$60,000$93,800

Median gross rent

$488$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Albin	Waterville
Under 5	5.0%	24.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	4.2%
18 to 24	21.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	5.4%	16.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	2.1%
45 to 54	6.8%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	14.7%
75 and over	14.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Albin	Waterville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	93.7%
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	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Albin	Waterville
No high school diploma	1.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	48.1%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Albin	Waterville
Drove alone	51.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	10.8%	5.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	34.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	10.3%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Albin	Waterville
1-unit, detached	89.8%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	New Albin	Waterville
Poverty rate	3.3%	4.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	34
Median year structure built	1938	1938