Anita vs Griswold

A side-by-side comparison of Anita and Griswold: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Anita has the higher population (1,060 vs 1,020 in Griswold). Anita has the higher median household income ($65,375 vs $61,167 in Griswold). Anita has the higher median home value ($114,500 vs $89,400 in Griswold).

Population, income & housing

	Anita	Griswold
Population	1,060	1,020
Median age	47.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,375	$61,167
Median home value	$114,500	$89,400
Median gross rent	$717	$937
Housing units	518	485
Homeownership rate	87.1%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anita	Griswold
Population	1,185 → 1,060 (-10.5%)	1,191 → 1,020 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $65,375 (+47.3%)	$49,375 → $61,167 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $114,500 (+70.9%)	$79,300 → $89,400 (+12.7%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $717 (-4.7%)	$683 → $937 (+37.2%)

Anita

Population

1,1851,060

Median household income

$44,375$65,375

Median home value

$67,000$114,500

Median gross rent

$752$717

Griswold

Population

1,1911,020

Median household income

$49,375$61,167

Median home value

$79,300$89,400

Median gross rent

$683$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anita	Griswold
Under 5	2.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	21.2%	21.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	2.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	7.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	16.7%
55 to 64	18.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	8.9%
75 and over	12.5%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anita	Griswold
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	88.3%
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	4.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anita	Griswold
No high school diploma	5.7%	8.8%
High school graduate	46.0%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anita	Griswold
Drove alone	78.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.3%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.5%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anita	Griswold
1-unit, detached	90.3%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Anita	Griswold
Poverty rate	17.7%	11.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1943	1938