Atkins vs Vinton

A side-by-side comparison of Atkins and Vinton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vinton has the higher population (4,948 vs 2,347 in Atkins). Atkins has the higher median household income ($115,625 vs $65,488 in Vinton). Atkins has the higher median home value ($302,600 vs $146,400 in Vinton).

Population, income & housing

	Atkins	Vinton
Population	2,347	4,948
Median age	37.7 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$115,625	$65,488
Median home value	$302,600	$146,400
Median gross rent	$585	$868
Housing units	811	2,381
Homeownership rate	92.0%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkins	Vinton
Population	1,991 → 2,347 (+17.9%)	5,103 → 4,948 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$95,455 → $115,625 (+21.1%)	$48,068 → $65,488 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$223,500 → $302,600 (+35.4%)	$137,600 → $146,400 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $585 (+0.0%)	$657 → $868 (+32.1%)

Atkins

Population

1,9912,347

Median household income

$95,455$115,625

Median home value

$223,500$302,600

Median gross rent

$585$585

Vinton

Population

5,1034,948

Median household income

$48,068$65,488

Median home value

$137,600$146,400

Median gross rent

$657$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkins	Vinton
Under 5	5.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	23.1%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	7.7%
35 to 44	17.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	16.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	15.0%
75 and over	4.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkins	Vinton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkins	Vinton
No high school diploma	1.4%	10.8%
High school graduate	23.7%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkins	Vinton
Drove alone	81.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	13.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.9%
Walked	1.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.3%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkins	Vinton
1-unit, detached	91.0%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Atkins	Vinton
Poverty rate	3.2%	12.3%
Average household size	2.93	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	2002	1953