Alexander vs Chapin

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Chapin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alexander has the higher population (230 vs 146 in Chapin). Alexander has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $70,377 in Chapin). Chapin has the higher median home value ($85,900 vs $54,400 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Chapin
Population	230	146
Median age	34.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$70,377
Median home value	$54,400	$85,900
Median gross rent	$446	—
Housing units	92	90
Homeownership rate	68.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	47.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Chapin
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	130 → 146 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$44,605 → $70,377 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$76,500 → $85,900 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $446 (+5.9%)	—

Alexander

Population

137230

Median household income

$42,500$78,750

Median home value

$41,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$421$446

Chapin

Population

130146

Median household income

$44,605$70,377

Median home value

$76,500$85,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
Under 5	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.6%	24.0%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	36.3%
45 to 54	14.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	4.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	34.9%
75 and over	2.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	100.0%
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	14.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Chapin
No high school diploma	34.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	47.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
Drove alone	64.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Chapin
1-unit, detached	80.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Chapin
Poverty rate	30.4%	0.0%
Average household size	3.11	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938