Alexander vs Hansell

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

Alexander and Hansell 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 99 in Hansell). Hansell has the higher median household income ($81,563 vs $78,750 in Alexander). Hansell has the higher median home value ($77,000 vs $54,400 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Hansell
Population	230	99
Median age	34.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$81,563
Median home value	$54,400	$77,000
Median gross rent	$446	$650
Housing units	92	48
Homeownership rate	68.9%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Hansell
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	89 → 99 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$71,667 → $81,563 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$61,500 → $77,000 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $446 (+5.9%)	$663 → $650 (-2.0%)

Alexander

Population

137230

Median household income

$42,500$78,750

Median home value

$41,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$421$446

Hansell

Population

8999

Median household income

$71,667$81,563

Median home value

$61,500$77,000

Median gross rent

$663$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Hansell
Under 5	12.6%	14.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	8.1%
18 to 24	10.0%	14.1%
25 to 34	6.1%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	2.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	23.2%
65 to 74	4.8%	5.1%
75 and over	2.6%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Hansell
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	Hansell
No high school diploma	34.9%	3.2%
High school graduate	36.5%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Hansell
Drove alone	64.8%	83.9%
Carpooled	14.3%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Hansell
1-unit, detached	80.4%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Hansell
Poverty rate	30.4%	6.1%
Average household size	3.11	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1938	1959