Alexander vs Popejoy

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

Alexander and Popejoy 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 129 in Popejoy). Alexander has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $38,819 in Popejoy). Popejoy has the higher median home value ($73,500 vs $54,400 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Popejoy
Population	230	129
Median age	34.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$38,819
Median home value	$54,400	$73,500
Median gross rent	$446	—
Housing units	92	48
Homeownership rate	68.9%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Popejoy
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	54 → 129 (+138.9%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$46,563 → $38,819 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$61,900 → $73,500 (+18.7%)
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

Popejoy

Population

54129

Median household income

$46,563$38,819

Median home value

$61,900$73,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Popejoy
Under 5	12.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	22.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	19.4%
25 to 34	6.1%	5.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	31.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	3.9%
65 to 74	4.8%	3.9%
75 and over	2.6%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Popejoy
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	Popejoy
No high school diploma	34.9%	3.8%
High school graduate	36.5%	73.1%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Popejoy
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	Popejoy
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	Popejoy
Poverty rate	30.4%	4.7%
Average household size	3.11	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950