Alta Vista vs North Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Alta Vista and North Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Alta Vista and North Washington are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alta Vista has the higher population (171 vs 133 in North Washington). North Washington has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $53,750 in Alta Vista). North Washington has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $68,600 in Alta Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Alta Vista	North Washington
Population	171	133
Median age	46.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$82,500
Median home value	$68,600	$133,300
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	99	46
Homeownership rate	79.8%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alta Vista	North Washington
Population	241 → 171 (-29.0%)	138 → 133 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $53,750 (+13.2%)	$76,250 → $82,500 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$62,900 → $68,600 (+9.1%)	$125,000 → $133,300 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $825 (+33.3%)	$635 → $630 (-0.8%)

Alta Vista

Population

241171

Median household income

$47,500$53,750

Median home value

$62,900$68,600

Median gross rent

$619$825

North Washington

Population

138133

Median household income

$76,250$82,500

Median home value

$125,000$133,300

Median gross rent

$635$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alta Vista	North Washington
Under 5	1.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	22.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	0.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.8%	24.8%
55 to 64	25.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	16.5%
75 and over	7.6%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alta Vista	North Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	91.7%
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%	6.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alta Vista	North Washington
No high school diploma	10.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	28.8%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alta Vista	North Washington
Drove alone	72.1%	90.2%
Carpooled	5.4%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.0%
Other means	7.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alta Vista	North Washington
1-unit, detached	83.8%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Alta Vista	North Washington
Poverty rate	4.7%	11.5%
Average household size	1.82	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1938	1942