Grand River vs Weldon

A side-by-side comparison of Grand River and Weldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grand River has the higher population (189 vs 90 in Weldon). Weldon has the higher median household income ($37,708 vs $35,833 in Grand River). Since 2019, Grand River's population has grown faster (-13.7% vs -36.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Grand River	Weldon
Population	189	90
Median age	46.1 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,833	$37,708
Median home value	$38,400	—
Median gross rent	$844	—
Housing units	127	47
Homeownership rate	70.4%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand River	Weldon
Population	219 → 189 (-13.7%)	142 → 90 (-36.6%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $35,833 (-11.5%)	$31,875 → $37,708 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$32,000 → $38,400 (+20.0%)	$54,400 → $78,300 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $844 (+58.9%)	$825 → $825 (+0.0%)

Grand River

Population

219189

Median household income

$40,500$35,833

Median home value

$32,000$38,400

Median gross rent

$531$844

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)

	Grand River	Weldon
Under 5	6.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	5.8%	23.3%
18 to 24	13.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	2.2%
35 to 44	8.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	24.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	16.7%
75 and over	15.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand River	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand River	Weldon
No high school diploma	3.5%	17.2%
High school graduate	50.4%	56.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand River	Weldon
Drove alone	93.2%	97.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand River	Weldon
1-unit, detached	81.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grand River	Weldon
Poverty rate	20.1%	11.1%
Average household size	1.93	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938