Alexander vs Sheffield

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

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

Sheffield has the higher population (1,204 vs 230 in Alexander). Alexander has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $64,297 in Sheffield). Sheffield has the higher median home value ($138,500 vs $54,400 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Sheffield
Population	230	1,204
Median age	34.3 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$64,297
Median home value	$54,400	$138,500
Median gross rent	$446	$648
Housing units	92	506
Homeownership rate	68.9%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Sheffield
Population	137 → 230 (+67.9%)	1,190 → 1,204 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $78,750 (+85.3%)	$50,625 → $64,297 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $54,400 (+31.7%)	$97,400 → $138,500 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $446 (+5.9%)	$671 → $648 (-3.4%)

Alexander

Population

137230

Median household income

$42,500$78,750

Median home value

$41,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$421$446

Sheffield

Population

1,1901,204

Median household income

$50,625$64,297

Median home value

$97,400$138,500

Median gross rent

$671$648

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Sheffield
Under 5	12.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.6%	17.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	10.0%
75 and over	2.6%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Sheffield
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	95.2%
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%	2.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Sheffield
No high school diploma	34.9%	3.8%
High school graduate	36.5%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Sheffield
Drove alone	64.8%	61.7%
Carpooled	14.3%	20.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Sheffield
1-unit, detached	80.4%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Sheffield
Poverty rate	30.4%	16.3%
Average household size	3.11	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1938	1958