Bassett vs Ionia

A side-by-side comparison of Bassett and Ionia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ionia has the higher population (318 vs 58 in Bassett). Ionia has the higher median household income ($73,426 vs $60,438 in Bassett). Ionia has the higher median home value ($97,600 vs $82,300 in Bassett).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Ionia
Population	58	318
Median age	69.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,438	$73,426
Median home value	$82,300	$97,600
Median gross rent	—	$663
Housing units	43	167
Homeownership rate	95.3%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Ionia
Population	32 → 58 (+81.3%)	269 → 318 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $60,438 (+17.9%)	$63,750 → $73,426 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$31,700 → $82,300 (+159.6%)	$80,200 → $97,600 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$444 → $663 (+49.3%)

Bassett

Population

3258

Median household income

$51,250$60,438

Median home value

$31,700$82,300

Ionia

Population

269318

Median household income

$63,750$73,426

Median home value

$80,200$97,600

Median gross rent

$444$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Ionia
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	12.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	20.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	43.1%	12.6%
75 and over	20.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Ionia
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	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	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Ionia
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	67.3%	56.1%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Ionia
Drove alone	100.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Ionia
1-unit, detached	88.4%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Ionia
Poverty rate	27.6%	5.7%
Average household size	1.35	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	13	17
Median year structure built	1938	1954