Atkins vs Walford

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

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

Atkins has the higher population (2,347 vs 1,318 in Walford). Walford has the higher median household income ($116,477 vs $115,625 in Atkins). Atkins has the higher median home value ($302,600 vs $274,500 in Walford).

Population, income & housing

	Atkins	Walford
Population	2,347	1,318
Median age	37.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$115,625	$116,477
Median home value	$302,600	$274,500
Median gross rent	$585	—
Housing units	811	477
Homeownership rate	92.0%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkins	Walford
Population	1,991 → 2,347 (+17.9%)	1,385 → 1,318 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$95,455 → $115,625 (+21.1%)	$107,045 → $116,477 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$223,500 → $302,600 (+35.4%)	$215,000 → $274,500 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $585 (+0.0%)	$639 → $842 (+31.8%)

Atkins

Population

1,9912,347

Median household income

$95,455$115,625

Median home value

$223,500$302,600

Median gross rent

$585$585

Walford

Population

1,3851,318

Median household income

$107,045$116,477

Median home value

$215,000$274,500

Median gross rent

$639$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkins	Walford
Under 5	5.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	23.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	17.3%	14.5%
45 to 54	16.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	6.4%
75 and over	4.1%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkins	Walford
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkins	Walford
No high school diploma	1.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	23.7%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkins	Walford
Drove alone	81.0%	88.8%
Carpooled	4.6%	2.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	8.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkins	Walford
1-unit, detached	91.0%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Atkins	Walford
Poverty rate	3.2%	1.4%
Average household size	2.93	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	2002	1994