Dedham vs Templeton

A side-by-side comparison of Dedham and Templeton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Templeton has the higher population (314 vs 262 in Dedham). Dedham has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $72,813 in Templeton). Templeton has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $132,400 in Dedham).

Population, income & housing

	Dedham	Templeton
Population	262	314
Median age	32.5 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$87,083	$72,813
Median home value	$132,400	$159,000
Median gross rent	—	$693
Housing units	88	158
Homeownership rate	97.7%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dedham	Templeton
Population	261 → 262 (+0.4%)	319 → 314 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $87,083 (+58.3%)	$55,417 → $72,813 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $132,400 (+31.9%)	$112,500 → $159,000 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$539 → $693 (+28.6%)

Dedham

Population

261262

Median household income

$55,000$87,083

Median home value

$100,400$132,400

Templeton

Population

319314

Median household income

$55,417$72,813

Median home value

$112,500$159,000

Median gross rent

$539$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dedham	Templeton
Under 5	4.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	26.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	14.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	5.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	8.4%	19.1%
65 to 74	4.6%	11.5%
75 and over	9.2%	20.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dedham	Templeton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	99.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dedham	Templeton
No high school diploma	2.1%	14.0%
High school graduate	46.5%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dedham	Templeton
Drove alone	72.0%	90.1%
Carpooled	16.8%	0.6%
Public transit	4.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	8.8%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dedham	Templeton
1-unit, detached	97.7%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dedham	Templeton
Poverty rate	17.2%	7.0%
Average household size	2.98	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1962	1959