Riverton vs Thurman

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

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

Thurman has the higher population (197 vs 174 in Riverton). Thurman has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $46,379 in Riverton). Thurman has the higher median home value ($103,100 vs $44,600 in Riverton).

Population, income & housing

	Riverton	Thurman
Population	174	197
Median age	60.0 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,379	$88,500
Median home value	$44,600	$103,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,322
Housing units	151	60
Homeownership rate	93.0%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverton	Thurman
Population	261 → 174 (-33.3%)	137 → 197 (+43.8%)
Median household income	$45,750 → $46,379 (+1.4%)	$51,250 → $88,500 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$54,200 → $44,600 (-17.7%)	$80,000 → $103,100 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $769 (+16.5%)	$733 → $1,322 (+80.4%)

Riverton

Population

261174

Median household income

$45,750$46,379

Median home value

$54,200$44,600

Median gross rent

$660$769

Thurman

Population

137197

Median household income

$51,250$88,500

Median home value

$80,000$103,100

Median gross rent

$733$1,322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverton	Thurman
Under 5	1.7%	3.0%
5 to 17	4.0%	29.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	7.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	4.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	23.4%
55 to 64	33.9%	19.3%
65 to 74	14.9%	5.6%
75 and over	13.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverton	Thurman
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	86.8%
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	16.7%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverton	Thurman
No high school diploma	9.1%	8.7%
High school graduate	36.4%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverton	Thurman
Drove alone	85.7%	83.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverton	Thurman
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.7%
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%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Riverton	Thurman
Poverty rate	10.9%	6.6%
Average household size	1.74	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1938	1970