Hansell vs Popejoy

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

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

Popejoy has the higher population (129 vs 99 in Hansell). Hansell has the higher median household income ($81,563 vs $38,819 in Popejoy). Hansell has the higher median home value ($77,000 vs $73,500 in Popejoy).

Population, income & housing

	Hansell	Popejoy
Population	99	129
Median age	45.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$81,563	$38,819
Median home value	$77,000	$73,500
Median gross rent	$650	—
Housing units	48	48
Homeownership rate	76.7%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hansell	Popejoy
Population	89 → 99 (+11.2%)	54 → 129 (+138.9%)
Median household income	$71,667 → $81,563 (+13.8%)	$46,563 → $38,819 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$61,500 → $77,000 (+25.2%)	$61,900 → $73,500 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $650 (-2.0%)	—

Hansell

Population

8999

Median household income

$71,667$81,563

Median home value

$61,500$77,000

Median gross rent

$663$650

Popejoy

Population

54129

Median household income

$46,563$38,819

Median home value

$61,900$73,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hansell	Popejoy
Under 5	14.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	8.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	14.1%	19.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	5.4%
35 to 44	2.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	6.1%	31.0%
55 to 64	23.2%	3.9%
65 to 74	5.1%	3.9%
75 and over	16.2%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hansell	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+

	Hansell	Popejoy
No high school diploma	3.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	50.8%	73.1%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Hansell	Popejoy
Poverty rate	6.1%	4.7%
Average household size	2.30	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1959	1950