Dunkerton vs Washburn

A side-by-side comparison of Dunkerton and Washburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dunkerton has the higher population (799 vs 658 in Washburn). Dunkerton has the higher median household income ($82,969 vs $75,278 in Washburn). Dunkerton has the higher median home value ($191,900 vs $133,900 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkerton	Washburn
Population	799	658
Median age	38.1 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$82,969	$75,278
Median home value	$191,900	$133,900
Median gross rent	$703	$930
Housing units	337	270
Homeownership rate	80.1%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkerton	Washburn
Population	845 → 799 (-5.4%)	643 → 658 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$67,321 → $82,969 (+23.2%)	$66,172 → $75,278 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$152,300 → $191,900 (+26.0%)	$108,400 → $133,900 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $703 (+16.0%)	—

Dunkerton

Population

845799

Median household income

$67,321$82,969

Median home value

$152,300$191,900

Median gross rent

$606$703

Washburn

Population

643658

Median household income

$66,172$75,278

Median home value

$108,400$133,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkerton	Washburn
Under 5	6.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	11.9%	6.5%
25 to 34	8.0%	17.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	8.8%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.5%
75 and over	7.4%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkerton	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkerton	Washburn
No high school diploma	2.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	33.1%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkerton	Washburn
Drove alone	81.8%	85.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	8.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkerton	Washburn
1-unit, detached	86.4%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunkerton	Washburn
Poverty rate	6.0%	5.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1976	1959