Churdan vs Dana

A side-by-side comparison of Churdan and Dana: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Churdan has the higher population (473 vs 24 in Dana). Churdan has the higher median home value ($71,400 vs $45,000 in Dana). Since 2019, Churdan's population has grown faster (+4.4% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Churdan	Dana
Population	473	24
Median age	32.8 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	—
Median home value	$71,400	$45,000
Median gross rent	$967	—
Housing units	203	16
Homeownership rate	84.9%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churdan	Dana
Population	453 → 473 (+4.4%)	29 → 24 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $72,500 (+54.7%)	$33,750 → $82,500 (+144.4%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $71,400 (+46.9%)	$22,500 → $45,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $967 (+80.7%)	$825 → $917 (+11.2%)

Churdan

Population

453473

Median household income

$46,875$72,500

Median home value

$48,600$71,400

Median gross rent

$535$967

Dana

Population

2924

Median household income

$33,750$82,500

Median home value

$22,500$45,000

Median gross rent

$825$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churdan	Dana
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.8%	29.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	4.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	33.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	12.5%
75 and over	8.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churdan	Dana
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churdan	Dana
No high school diploma	10.7%	29.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churdan	Dana
Drove alone	74.6%	53.3%
Carpooled	23.0%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	20.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churdan	Dana
1-unit, detached	86.7%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Churdan	Dana
Poverty rate	12.5%	4.2%
Average household size	2.85	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1938	1958