Bassett vs North Washington

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

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

North Washington has the higher population (133 vs 58 in Bassett). North Washington has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $60,438 in Bassett). North Washington has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $82,300 in Bassett).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	North Washington
Population	58	133
Median age	69.4 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,438	$82,500
Median home value	$82,300	$133,300
Housing units	43	46
Homeownership rate	95.3%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	North Washington
Population	32 → 58 (+81.3%)	138 → 133 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $60,438 (+17.9%)	$76,250 → $82,500 (+8.2%)
Median home value	$31,700 → $82,300 (+159.6%)	$125,000 → $133,300 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$635 → $630 (-0.8%)

Bassett

Population

3258

Median household income

$51,250$60,438

Median home value

$31,700$82,300

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)

	Bassett	North Washington
Under 5	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	0.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	20.7%	24.8%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.5%
65 to 74	43.1%	16.5%
75 and over	20.7%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	North Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	91.7%
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%	6.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	North Washington
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	67.3%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	North Washington
Drove alone	100.0%	90.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	North Washington
1-unit, detached	88.4%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	North Washington
Poverty rate	27.6%	11.5%
Average household size	1.35	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1938	1942