North Buena Vista vs St. Olaf

A side-by-side comparison of North Buena Vista and St. Olaf: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Buena Vista has the higher population (110 vs 75 in St. Olaf). St. Olaf has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $53,750 in North Buena Vista). North Buena Vista has the higher median home value ($88,300 vs $76,700 in St. Olaf).

Population, income & housing

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
Population	110	75
Median age	56.5 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$88,750
Median home value	$88,300	$76,700
Median gross rent	$769	$775
Housing units	121	42
Homeownership rate	83.3%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
Population	76 → 110 (+44.7%)	160 → 75 (-53.1%)
Median household income	$35,833 → $53,750 (+50.0%)	$61,563 → $88,750 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $88,300 (+13.9%)	$71,700 → $76,700 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $775 (+44.1%)

North Buena Vista

Population

76110

Median household income

$35,833$53,750

Median home value

$77,500$88,300

St. Olaf

Population

16075

Median household income

$61,563$88,750

Median home value

$71,700$76,700

Median gross rent

$538$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
Under 5	5.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	9.1%	6.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	5.3%
45 to 54	14.5%	22.7%
55 to 64	31.8%	24.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.3%
75 and over	8.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
No high school diploma	9.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
Drove alone	73.1%	89.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
1-unit, detached	44.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Buena Vista	St. Olaf
Poverty rate	8.2%	6.8%
Average household size	2.04	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1984	1938