Anderson vs Riverton

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson and Riverton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riverton has the higher population (174 vs 28 in Anderson). Since 2019, Riverton's population has grown faster (-33.3% vs -34.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Riverton
Population	28	174
Median age	48.9 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,379
Median home value	—	$44,600
Housing units	24	151
Homeownership rate	100.0%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Riverton
Population	43 → 28 (-34.9%)	261 → 174 (-33.3%)
Median household income	—	$45,750 → $46,379 (+1.4%)
Median home value	—	$54,200 → $44,600 (-17.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$660 → $769 (+16.5%)

Anderson

Population

4328

Riverton

Population

261174

Median household income

$45,750$46,379

Median home value

$54,200$44,600

Median gross rent

$660$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Riverton
Under 5	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	4.0%
18 to 24	28.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	25.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	33.9%
65 to 74	46.4%	14.9%
75 and over	0.0%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.3%
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%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Riverton
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	35.0%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	65.0%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Riverton
Drove alone	100.0%	85.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Riverton
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

	Anderson	Riverton
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.9%
Average household size	4.67	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1938