Andover vs Welton

A side-by-side comparison of Andover and Welton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Welton has the higher population (139 vs 120 in Andover). Welton has the higher median home value ($117,900 vs $115,000 in Andover). Since 2019, Welton's population has grown faster (+4.5% vs -5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Andover	Welton
Population	120	139
Median age	31.0 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,250
Median home value	$115,000	$117,900
Median gross rent	—	$843
Housing units	50	52
Homeownership rate	54.5%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andover	Welton
Population	127 → 120 (-5.5%)	133 → 139 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$60,156 → $53,125 (-11.7%)	$49,688 → $76,250 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $115,000 (+30.2%)	$86,700 → $117,900 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$739 → $843 (+14.1%)

Andover

Population

127120

Median household income

$60,156$53,125

Median home value

$88,300$115,000

Welton

Population

133139

Median household income

$49,688$76,250

Median home value

$86,700$117,900

Median gross rent

$739$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andover	Welton
Under 5	20.8%	0.7%
5 to 17	23.3%	23.0%
18 to 24	3.3%	11.5%
25 to 34	26.7%	6.5%
35 to 44	6.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	6.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	8.6%
75 and over	0.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andover	Welton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
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%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andover	Welton
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	50.8%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andover	Welton
Drove alone	97.4%	84.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.4%
Other means	2.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andover	Welton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Andover	Welton
Poverty rate	31.7%	2.9%
Average household size	2.73	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	2004	1938