Colwell vs Rudd

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

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

Rudd has the higher population (568 vs 56 in Colwell). Rudd has the higher median household income ($74,000 vs $46,250 in Colwell). Rudd has the higher median home value ($104,800 vs $103,100 in Colwell).

Population, income & housing

	Colwell	Rudd
Population	56	568
Median age	32.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$74,000
Median home value	$103,100	$104,800
Median gross rent	—	$866
Housing units	27	241
Homeownership rate	66.7%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwell	Rudd
Population	63 → 56 (-11.1%)	519 → 568 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $46,250 (-24.2%)	$50,268 → $74,000 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $103,100 (+10.5%)	$81,800 → $104,800 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $866 (+50.6%)

Colwell

Population

6356

Median household income

$61,042$46,250

Median home value

$93,300$103,100

Rudd

Population

519568

Median household income

$50,268$74,000

Median home value

$81,800$104,800

Median gross rent

$575$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwell	Rudd
Under 5	3.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	21.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	12.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	19.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	5.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	3.6%	11.3%
75 and over	8.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwell	Rudd
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwell	Rudd
No high school diploma	5.7%	6.5%
High school graduate	40.0%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwell	Rudd
Drove alone	78.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.4%
Public transit	21.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwell	Rudd
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Colwell	Rudd
Poverty rate	35.7%	12.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1938	1942