Chapin vs Popejoy

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

Chapin and Popejoy 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 129 in Popejoy). Chapin has the higher median household income ($70,377 vs $38,819 in Popejoy). Chapin has the higher median home value ($85,900 vs $73,500 in Popejoy).

Population, income & housing

	Chapin	Popejoy
Population	146	129
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,377	$38,819
Median home value	$85,900	$73,500
Housing units	90	48
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chapin	Popejoy
Population	130 → 146 (+12.3%)	54 → 129 (+138.9%)
Median household income	$44,605 → $70,377 (+57.8%)	$46,563 → $38,819 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$76,500 → $85,900 (+12.3%)	$61,900 → $73,500 (+18.7%)

Chapin

Population

130146

Median household income

$44,605$70,377

Median home value

$76,500$85,900

Popejoy

Population

54129

Median household income

$46,563$38,819

Median home value

$61,900$73,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chapin	Popejoy
Under 5	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	24.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	19.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.4%
35 to 44	36.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	31.0%
55 to 64	4.8%	3.9%
65 to 74	34.9%	3.9%
75 and over	0.0%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chapin	Popejoy
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	Popejoy
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	25.2%	73.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	47.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chapin	Popejoy
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Chapin	Popejoy
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.7%
Average household size	1.62	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950