Dow City vs Kiron

A side-by-side comparison of Dow City and Kiron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dow City has the higher population (384 vs 247 in Kiron). Kiron has the higher median household income ($50,781 vs $46,932 in Dow City). Dow City has the higher median home value ($130,200 vs $78,100 in Kiron).

Population, income & housing

	Dow City	Kiron
Population	384	247
Median age	48.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,932	$50,781
Median home value	$130,200	$78,100
Median gross rent	$714	$720
Housing units	179	115
Homeownership rate	69.8%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dow City	Kiron
Population	485 → 384 (-20.8%)	295 → 247 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$33,500 → $46,932 (+40.1%)	$40,500 → $50,781 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$70,500 → $130,200 (+84.7%)	$60,000 → $78,100 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $714 (+25.7%)	$536 → $720 (+34.3%)

Dow City

Population

485384

Median household income

$33,500$46,932

Median home value

$70,500$130,200

Median gross rent

$568$714

Kiron

Population

295247

Median household income

$40,500$50,781

Median home value

$60,000$78,100

Median gross rent

$536$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dow City	Kiron
Under 5	2.1%	1.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	38.9%
18 to 24	16.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.1%	2.0%
35 to 44	4.7%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	12.1%
75 and over	9.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dow City	Kiron
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
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	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dow City	Kiron
No high school diploma	7.3%	8.8%
High school graduate	45.8%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dow City	Kiron
Drove alone	71.8%	84.2%
Carpooled	3.8%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dow City	Kiron
1-unit, detached	70.9%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dow City	Kiron
Poverty rate	15.1%	42.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1961	1958