Colwell vs Floyd

A side-by-side comparison of Colwell and Floyd: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Floyd has the higher population (308 vs 56 in Colwell). Floyd has the higher median household income ($61,000 vs $46,250 in Colwell). Floyd has the higher median home value ($106,700 vs $103,100 in Colwell).

Population, income & housing

	Colwell	Floyd
Population	56	308
Median age	32.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$61,000
Median home value	$103,100	$106,700
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	27	157
Homeownership rate	66.7%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwell	Floyd
Population	63 → 56 (-11.1%)	335 → 308 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $46,250 (-24.2%)	$60,625 → $61,000 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $103,100 (+10.5%)	$83,800 → $106,700 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$513 → $850 (+65.7%)

Colwell

Population

6356

Median household income

$61,042$46,250

Median home value

$93,300$103,100

Floyd

Population

335308

Median household income

$60,625$61,000

Median home value

$83,800$106,700

Median gross rent

$513$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwell	Floyd
Under 5	3.6%	9.4%
5 to 17	21.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	12.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	19.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	18.8%
65 to 74	3.6%	14.3%
75 and over	8.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwell	Floyd
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	90.9%
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%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwell	Floyd
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	40.0%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwell	Floyd
Drove alone	78.1%	68.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.2%
Public transit	21.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwell	Floyd
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Colwell	Floyd
Poverty rate	35.7%	4.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1938	1944