Churdan vs Rippey

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

Churdan and Rippey 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 207 in Rippey). Churdan has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $65,250 in Rippey). Churdan has the higher median home value ($71,400 vs $55,400 in Rippey).

Population, income & housing

	Churdan	Rippey
Population	473	207
Median age	32.8 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$65,250
Median home value	$71,400	$55,400
Median gross rent	$967	$750
Housing units	203	104
Homeownership rate	84.9%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churdan	Rippey
Population	453 → 473 (+4.4%)	233 → 207 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $72,500 (+54.7%)	$48,750 → $65,250 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $71,400 (+46.9%)	$42,500 → $55,400 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $967 (+80.7%)	$675 → $750 (+11.1%)

Churdan

Population

453473

Median household income

$46,875$72,500

Median home value

$48,600$71,400

Median gross rent

$535$967

Rippey

Population

233207

Median household income

$48,750$65,250

Median home value

$42,500$55,400

Median gross rent

$675$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churdan	Rippey
Under 5	3.2%	9.7%
5 to 17	28.8%	20.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	15.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.7%
65 to 74	7.2%	4.3%
75 and over	8.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churdan	Rippey
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	91.8%
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%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churdan	Rippey
No high school diploma	10.7%	2.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churdan	Rippey
Drove alone	74.6%	82.9%
Carpooled	23.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churdan	Rippey
1-unit, detached	86.7%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Churdan	Rippey
Poverty rate	12.5%	15.0%
Average household size	2.85	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1938	1952