Davis City vs Weldon

A side-by-side comparison of Davis City and Weldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Davis City has the higher population (170 vs 90 in Weldon). Weldon has the higher median household income ($37,708 vs $37,417 in Davis City). Since 2019, Davis City's population has grown faster (-27.7% vs -36.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Davis City	Weldon
Population	170	90
Median age	37.5 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,417	$37,708
Median home value	$45,500	—
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	94	47
Homeownership rate	66.7%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis City	Weldon
Population	235 → 170 (-27.7%)	142 → 90 (-36.6%)
Median household income	$36,042 → $37,417 (+3.8%)	$31,875 → $37,708 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$36,100 → $45,500 (+26.0%)	$54,400 → $78,300 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $725 (+19.2%)	$825 → $825 (+0.0%)

Davis City

Population

235170

Median household income

$36,042$37,417

Median home value

$36,100$45,500

Median gross rent

$608$725

Weldon

Population

14290

Median household income

$31,875$37,708

Median home value

$54,400$78,300

Median gross rent

$825$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davis City	Weldon
Under 5	0.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	23.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	18.8%	2.2%
35 to 44	5.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.9%	24.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	16.7%
75 and over	8.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis City	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis City	Weldon
No high school diploma	14.5%	17.2%
High school graduate	42.7%	56.9%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis City	Weldon
Drove alone	78.5%	97.0%
Carpooled	16.5%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis City	Weldon
1-unit, detached	84.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Davis City	Weldon
Poverty rate	18.8%	11.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938