Alexander vs Coulter

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

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

Coulter has the higher population (251 vs 230 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $58,125 in Coulter). Coulter has the higher median home value ($82,000 vs $54,400 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Coulter
Population	230	251
Median age	34.3 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$58,125
Median home value	$54,400	$82,000
Median gross rent	$446	$644
Housing units	92	101
Homeownership rate	68.9%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Coulter
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	229 → 251 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$44,750 → $58,125 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$61,400 → $82,000 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $446 (+5.9%)	$517 → $644 (+24.6%)

Alexander

Population

137230

Median household income

$42,500$78,750

Median home value

$41,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$421$446

Coulter

Population

229251

Median household income

$44,750$58,125

Median home value

$61,400$82,000

Median gross rent

$517$644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Coulter
Under 5	12.6%	10.4%
5 to 17	22.6%	32.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	8.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	4.8%	4.8%
75 and over	2.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Coulter
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	55.4%
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%	44.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Coulter
No high school diploma	34.9%	13.2%
High school graduate	36.5%	56.6%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Coulter
Drove alone	64.8%	83.3%
Carpooled	14.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Coulter
1-unit, detached	80.4%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	16.8%
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	Coulter
Poverty rate	30.4%	15.5%
Average household size	3.11	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1938	1944