Chapin vs Hansell

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

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

Chapin has the higher population (146 vs 99 in Hansell). Hansell has the higher median household income ($81,563 vs $70,377 in Chapin). Chapin has the higher median home value ($85,900 vs $77,000 in Hansell).

Population, income & housing

	Chapin	Hansell
Population	146	99
Median age	39.7 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,377	$81,563
Median home value	$85,900	$77,000
Median gross rent	—	$650
Housing units	90	48
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chapin	Hansell
Population	130 → 146 (+12.3%)	89 → 99 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$44,605 → $70,377 (+57.8%)	$71,667 → $81,563 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$76,500 → $85,900 (+12.3%)	$61,500 → $77,000 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$663 → $650 (-2.0%)

Chapin

Population

130146

Median household income

$44,605$70,377

Median home value

$76,500$85,900

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)

	Chapin	Hansell
Under 5	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 17	24.0%	8.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	36.3%	2.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.1%
55 to 64	4.8%	23.2%
65 to 74	34.9%	5.1%
75 and over	0.0%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chapin	Hansell
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chapin	Hansell
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	25.2%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	47.7%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chapin	Hansell
Drove alone	100.0%	83.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chapin	Hansell
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Chapin	Hansell
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.1%
Average household size	1.62	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1938	1959