DeWitt vs Wheatland

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

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

DeWitt has the higher population (5,535 vs 921 in Wheatland). DeWitt has the higher median household income ($84,474 vs $36,071 in Wheatland). DeWitt has the higher median home value ($223,100 vs $119,200 in Wheatland).

Population, income & housing

	DeWitt	Wheatland
Population	5,535	921
Median age	39.2 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,474	$36,071
Median home value	$223,100	$119,200
Median gross rent	$950	$803
Housing units	2,254	389
Homeownership rate	78.0%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeWitt	Wheatland
Population	5,203 → 5,535 (+6.4%)	715 → 921 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$53,580 → $84,474 (+57.7%)	$53,125 → $36,071 (-32.1%)
Median home value	$146,000 → $223,100 (+52.8%)	$96,500 → $119,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $950 (+17.6%)	$739 → $803 (+8.7%)

DeWitt

Population

5,2035,535

Median household income

$53,580$84,474

Median home value

$146,000$223,100

Median gross rent

$808$950

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)

	DeWitt	Wheatland
Under 5	4.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	37.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	17.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	4.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	4.9%
75 and over	8.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeWitt	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	92.2%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeWitt	Wheatland
No high school diploma	3.5%	3.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeWitt	Wheatland
Drove alone	84.8%	86.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeWitt	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	71.0%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	DeWitt	Wheatland
Poverty rate	8.2%	6.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1975	1946