Ionia vs New Hampton

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

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

New Hampton has the higher population (3,462 vs 318 in Ionia). Ionia has the higher median household income ($73,426 vs $61,491 in New Hampton). New Hampton has the higher median home value ($159,200 vs $97,600 in Ionia).

Population, income & housing

	Ionia	New Hampton
Population	318	3,462
Median age	36.5 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,426	$61,491
Median home value	$97,600	$159,200
Median gross rent	$663	$838
Housing units	167	1,663
Homeownership rate	78.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ionia	New Hampton
Population	269 → 318 (+18.2%)	3,421 → 3,462 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $73,426 (+15.2%)	$46,913 → $61,491 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$80,200 → $97,600 (+21.7%)	$107,100 → $159,200 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$444 → $663 (+49.3%)	$707 → $838 (+18.5%)

Ionia

Population

269318

Median household income

$63,750$73,426

Median home value

$80,200$97,600

Median gross rent

$444$663

New Hampton

Population

3,4213,462

Median household income

$46,913$61,491

Median home value

$107,100$159,200

Median gross rent

$707$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ionia	New Hampton
Under 5	4.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	12.6%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.0%
75 and over	8.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ionia	New Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ionia	New Hampton
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	56.1%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ionia	New Hampton
Drove alone	86.6%	86.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.2%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ionia	New Hampton
1-unit, detached	86.2%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Ionia	New Hampton
Poverty rate	5.7%	12.5%
Average household size	2.12	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1954	1963