Raymond vs Washburn

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

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

Raymond has the higher population (843 vs 658 in Washburn). Washburn has the higher median household income ($75,278 vs $62,813 in Raymond). Raymond has the higher median home value ($210,400 vs $133,900 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Raymond	Washburn
Population	843	658
Median age	43.9 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,813	$75,278
Median home value	$210,400	$133,900
Median gross rent	$1,125	$930
Housing units	320	270
Homeownership rate	91.8%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Raymond	Washburn
Population	691 → 843 (+22.0%)	643 → 658 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$70,156 → $62,813 (-10.5%)	$66,172 → $75,278 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $210,400 (+15.5%)	$108,400 → $133,900 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$486 → $1,125 (+131.5%)	—

Raymond

Population

691843

Median household income

$70,156$62,813

Median home value

$182,100$210,400

Median gross rent

$486$1,125

Washburn

Population

643658

Median household income

$66,172$75,278

Median home value

$108,400$133,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Raymond	Washburn
Under 5	7.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	6.6%	17.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	8.8%
65 to 74	14.1%	8.5%
75 and over	6.9%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Raymond	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Raymond	Washburn
No high school diploma	6.1%	7.9%
High school graduate	42.1%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Raymond	Washburn
Drove alone	77.9%	85.4%
Carpooled	11.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	8.9%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Raymond	Washburn
1-unit, detached	97.2%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Raymond	Washburn
Poverty rate	2.6%	5.3%
Average household size	2.65	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1971	1959