Camanche vs Wheatland

A side-by-side comparison of Camanche and Wheatland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Camanche has the higher population (4,562 vs 921 in Wheatland). Camanche has the higher median household income ($68,727 vs $36,071 in Wheatland). Camanche has the higher median home value ($175,300 vs $119,200 in Wheatland).

Population, income & housing

	Camanche	Wheatland
Population	4,562	921
Median age	43.3 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,727	$36,071
Median home value	$175,300	$119,200
Median gross rent	$815	$803
Housing units	1,942	389
Homeownership rate	77.0%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camanche	Wheatland
Population	4,334 → 4,562 (+5.3%)	715 → 921 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$50,804 → $68,727 (+35.3%)	$53,125 → $36,071 (-32.1%)
Median home value	$125,100 → $175,300 (+40.1%)	$96,500 → $119,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $815 (+29.4%)	$739 → $803 (+8.7%)

Camanche

Population

4,3344,562

Median household income

$50,804$68,727

Median home value

$125,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$630$815

Wheatland

Population

715921

Median household income

$53,125$36,071

Median home value

$96,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$739$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camanche	Wheatland
Under 5	8.1%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	37.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	17.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	4.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	4.9%
75 and over	10.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camanche	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camanche	Wheatland
No high school diploma	2.8%	3.0%
High school graduate	39.9%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camanche	Wheatland
Drove alone	86.0%	86.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camanche	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	79.2%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.5%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Camanche	Wheatland
Poverty rate	6.9%	6.4%
Average household size	2.34	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1972	1946