De Soto vs Woodward

A side-by-side comparison of De Soto and Woodward: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Woodward has the higher population (1,002 vs 943 in De Soto). De Soto has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $68,571 in Woodward). De Soto has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $179,500 in Woodward).

Population, income & housing

	De Soto	Woodward
Population	943	1,002
Median age	34.4 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$68,571
Median home value	$210,500	$179,500
Median gross rent	$933	$484
Housing units	392	377
Homeownership rate	87.9%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	De Soto	Woodward
Population	1,025 → 943 (-8.0%)	1,243 → 1,002 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$67,019 → $92,500 (+38.0%)	$64,118 → $68,571 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$143,000 → $210,500 (+47.2%)	$137,500 → $179,500 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $933 (+35.2%)	$763 → $484 (-36.6%)

De Soto

Population

1,025943

Median household income

$67,019$92,500

Median home value

$143,000$210,500

Median gross rent

$690$933

Woodward

Population

1,2431,002

Median household income

$64,118$68,571

Median home value

$137,500$179,500

Median gross rent

$763$484

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	De Soto	Woodward
Under 5	7.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	21.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.6%	9.4%
35 to 44	16.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	6.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	9.6%
75 and over	7.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	De Soto	Woodward
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	De Soto	Woodward
No high school diploma	5.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	De Soto	Woodward
Drove alone	74.0%	77.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	9.0%
Walked	0.8%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	De Soto	Woodward
1-unit, detached	81.6%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	De Soto	Woodward
Poverty rate	6.7%	10.3%
Average household size	2.71	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1976	1958