Coon Rapids vs Glidden

A side-by-side comparison of Coon Rapids and Glidden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coon Rapids has the higher population (1,403 vs 1,153 in Glidden). Glidden has the higher median household income ($73,393 vs $64,338 in Coon Rapids). Glidden has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $129,300 in Coon Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
Population	1,403	1,153
Median age	38.7 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,338	$73,393
Median home value	$129,300	$159,700
Median gross rent	$760	$531
Housing units	597	496
Homeownership rate	75.0%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
Population	1,263 → 1,403 (+11.1%)	1,131 → 1,153 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$49,464 → $64,338 (+30.1%)	$65,625 → $73,393 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$88,600 → $129,300 (+45.9%)	$108,800 → $159,700 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $760 (+22.8%)	$606 → $531 (-12.4%)

Coon Rapids

Population

1,2631,403

Median household income

$49,464$64,338

Median home value

$88,600$129,300

Median gross rent

$619$760

Glidden

Population

1,1311,153

Median household income

$65,625$73,393

Median home value

$108,800$159,700

Median gross rent

$606$531

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
Under 5	7.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.3%	13.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.6%
75 and over	8.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
Drove alone	79.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	12.4%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	6.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
1-unit, detached	87.6%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Coon Rapids	Glidden
Poverty rate	12.8%	11.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1944	1954