Glidden vs Templeton

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

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

Glidden has the higher population (1,153 vs 314 in Templeton). Glidden has the higher median household income ($73,393 vs $72,813 in Templeton). Glidden has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $159,000 in Templeton).

Population, income & housing

	Glidden	Templeton
Population	1,153	314
Median age	43.1 yrs	55.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,393	$72,813
Median home value	$159,700	$159,000
Median gross rent	$531	$693
Housing units	496	158
Homeownership rate	79.3%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glidden	Templeton
Population	1,131 → 1,153 (+1.9%)	319 → 314 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $73,393 (+11.8%)	$55,417 → $72,813 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $159,700 (+46.8%)	$112,500 → $159,000 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $531 (-12.4%)	$539 → $693 (+28.6%)

Glidden

Population

1,1311,153

Median household income

$65,625$73,393

Median home value

$108,800$159,700

Median gross rent

$606$531

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)

	Glidden	Templeton
Under 5	6.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	18.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.6%	5.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	7.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	19.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.5%
75 and over	7.2%	20.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glidden	Templeton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	99.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glidden	Templeton
No high school diploma	6.6%	14.0%
High school graduate	37.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glidden	Templeton
Drove alone	80.8%	90.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	8.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glidden	Templeton
1-unit, detached	89.1%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glidden	Templeton
Poverty rate	11.6%	7.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1954	1959