Alexander vs Hampton

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

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

Hampton has the higher population (4,311 vs 230 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $48,922 in Hampton). Hampton has the higher median home value ($91,900 vs $54,400 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Hampton
Population	230	4,311
Median age	34.3 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$48,922
Median home value	$54,400	$91,900
Median gross rent	$446	$649
Housing units	92	1,943
Homeownership rate	68.9%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Hampton
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	4,231 → 4,311 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$52,961 → $48,922 (-7.6%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$84,100 → $91,900 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $446 (+5.9%)	$744 → $649 (-12.8%)

Alexander

Population

137230

Median household income

$42,500$78,750

Median home value

$41,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$421$446

Hampton

Population

4,2314,311

Median household income

$52,961$48,922

Median home value

$84,100$91,900

Median gross rent

$744$649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Hampton
Under 5	12.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.6%	20.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	8.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	4.8%	12.0%
75 and over	2.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	70.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Hampton
No high school diploma	34.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	36.5%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Hampton
Drove alone	64.8%	82.2%
Carpooled	14.3%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.9%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Hampton
1-unit, detached	80.4%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Hampton
Poverty rate	30.4%	20.9%
Average household size	3.11	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1938	1955