North Buena Vista vs Volga

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

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

Volga has the higher population (255 vs 110 in North Buena Vista). Volga has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $53,750 in North Buena Vista). North Buena Vista has the higher median home value ($88,300 vs $78,000 in Volga).

Population, income & housing

	North Buena Vista	Volga
Population	110	255
Median age	56.5 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$58,750
Median home value	$88,300	$78,000
Median gross rent	$769	$779
Housing units	121	146
Homeownership rate	83.3%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Buena Vista	Volga
Population	76 → 110 (+44.7%)	193 → 255 (+32.1%)
Median household income	$35,833 → $53,750 (+50.0%)	$49,375 → $58,750 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $88,300 (+13.9%)	$60,000 → $78,000 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$692 → $779 (+12.6%)

North Buena Vista

Population

76110

Median household income

$35,833$53,750

Median home value

$77,500$88,300

Volga

Population

193255

Median household income

$49,375$58,750

Median home value

$60,000$78,000

Median gross rent

$692$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Buena Vista	Volga
Under 5	5.5%	11.0%
5 to 17	9.1%	7.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	31.8%	22.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	14.9%
75 and over	8.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Buena Vista	Volga
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	12.9%
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	Volga
No high school diploma	9.6%	5.8%
High school graduate	45.7%	56.0%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Buena Vista	Volga
Drove alone	73.1%	68.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	29.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Buena Vista	Volga
1-unit, detached	44.6%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49.6%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	North Buena Vista	Volga
Poverty rate	8.2%	13.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1984	1938