Vinton vs Walford

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

Vinton and Walford 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 1,318 in Walford). Walford has the higher median household income ($116,477 vs $65,488 in Vinton). Walford has the higher median home value ($274,500 vs $146,400 in Vinton).

Population, income & housing

	Vinton	Walford
Population	4,948	1,318
Median age	44.4 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,488	$116,477
Median home value	$146,400	$274,500
Median gross rent	$868	—
Housing units	2,381	477
Homeownership rate	76.7%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Vinton	Walford
Population	5,103 → 4,948 (-3.0%)	1,385 → 1,318 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$48,068 → $65,488 (+36.2%)	$107,045 → $116,477 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$137,600 → $146,400 (+6.4%)	$215,000 → $274,500 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $868 (+32.1%)	$639 → $842 (+31.8%)

Vinton

Population

5,1034,948

Median household income

$48,068$65,488

Median home value

$137,600$146,400

Median gross rent

$657$868

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)

	Vinton	Walford
Under 5	4.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	10.7%
25 to 34	7.7%	9.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	11.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	6.4%
75 and over	9.3%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Vinton	Walford
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Vinton	Walford
No high school diploma	10.8%	3.2%
High school graduate	31.7%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Vinton	Walford
Drove alone	76.5%	88.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	2.6%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	8.2%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Vinton	Walford
1-unit, detached	78.9%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Vinton	Walford
Poverty rate	12.3%	1.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1953	1994