Colwell vs Nora Springs

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

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

Nora Springs has the higher population (1,394 vs 56 in Colwell). Nora Springs has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $46,250 in Colwell). Nora Springs has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $103,100 in Colwell).

Population, income & housing

	Colwell	Nora Springs
Population	56	1,394
Median age	32.5 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$72,083
Median home value	$103,100	$126,300
Median gross rent	—	$757
Housing units	27	673
Homeownership rate	66.7%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwell	Nora Springs
Population	63 → 56 (-11.1%)	1,535 → 1,394 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $46,250 (-24.2%)	$58,571 → $72,083 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $103,100 (+10.5%)	$95,400 → $126,300 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$760 → $757 (-0.4%)

Colwell

Population

6356

Median household income

$61,042$46,250

Median home value

$93,300$103,100

Nora Springs

Population

1,5351,394

Median household income

$58,571$72,083

Median home value

$95,400$126,300

Median gross rent

$760$757

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwell	Nora Springs
Under 5	3.6%	7.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	12.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	8.4%
35 to 44	19.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	5.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	3.6%	17.8%
75 and over	8.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwell	Nora Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
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	3.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwell	Nora Springs
No high school diploma	5.7%	3.3%
High school graduate	40.0%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwell	Nora Springs
Drove alone	78.1%	88.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.7%
Public transit	21.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwell	Nora Springs
1-unit, detached	100.0%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Colwell	Nora Springs
Poverty rate	35.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1938	1941