Farragut vs Riverton

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

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

Farragut has the higher population (397 vs 174 in Riverton). Farragut has the higher median household income ($65,938 vs $46,379 in Riverton). Farragut has the higher median home value ($102,900 vs $44,600 in Riverton).

Population, income & housing

	Farragut	Riverton
Population	397	174
Median age	45.5 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,938	$46,379
Median home value	$102,900	$44,600
Median gross rent	$584	—
Housing units	241	151
Homeownership rate	68.7%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farragut	Riverton
Population	434 → 397 (-8.5%)	261 → 174 (-33.3%)
Median household income	$41,875 → $65,938 (+57.5%)	$45,750 → $46,379 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$74,800 → $102,900 (+37.6%)	$54,200 → $44,600 (-17.7%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $584 (+16.8%)	$660 → $769 (+16.5%)

Farragut

Population

434397

Median household income

$41,875$65,938

Median home value

$74,800$102,900

Median gross rent

$500$584

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)

	Farragut	Riverton
Under 5	3.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	12.1%	4.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	14.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	16.6%	33.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	14.9%
75 and over	10.3%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farragut	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	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	6.3%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farragut	Riverton
No high school diploma	2.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	36.4%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farragut	Riverton
Drove alone	80.2%	85.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	1.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farragut	Riverton
1-unit, detached	83.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Farragut	Riverton
Poverty rate	10.1%	10.9%
Average household size	1.86	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1962	1938