Blairstown vs Watkins

A side-by-side comparison of Blairstown and Watkins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blairstown has the higher population (652 vs 47 in Watkins). Blairstown has the higher median home value ($164,300 vs $53,500 in Watkins). Since 2019, Blairstown's population has grown faster (-7.3% vs -39.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Blairstown	Watkins
Population	652	47
Median age	37.8 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,167	—
Median home value	$164,300	$53,500
Median gross rent	$783	—
Housing units	279	27
Homeownership rate	79.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blairstown	Watkins
Population	703 → 652 (-7.3%)	78 → 47 (-39.7%)
Median household income	$63,958 → $74,167 (+16.0%)	$43,542 → $34,792 (-20.1%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $164,300 (+38.9%)	$81,900 → $53,500 (-34.7%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $783 (+39.1%)	—

Blairstown

Population

703652

Median household income

$63,958$74,167

Median home value

$118,300$164,300

Median gross rent

$563$783

Watkins

Population

7847

Median household income

$43,542$34,792

Median home value

$81,900$53,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blairstown	Watkins
Under 5	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.7%	25.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.2%	31.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	21.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.4%	21.3%
75 and over	9.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blairstown	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blairstown	Watkins
No high school diploma	5.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.6%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	57.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blairstown	Watkins
Drove alone	78.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blairstown	Watkins
1-unit, detached	87.1%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	Blairstown	Watkins
Poverty rate	13.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.63	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1955	1944