Churdan vs Scranton

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

Churdan and Scranton 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 434 in Scranton). Churdan has the higher median household income ($72,500 vs $60,000 in Scranton). Churdan has the higher median home value ($71,400 vs $58,600 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Churdan	Scranton
Population	473	434
Median age	32.8 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$60,000
Median home value	$71,400	$58,600
Median gross rent	$967	$880
Housing units	203	235
Homeownership rate	84.9%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churdan	Scranton
Population	453 → 473 (+4.4%)	558 → 434 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $72,500 (+54.7%)	$46,875 → $60,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $71,400 (+46.9%)	$44,700 → $58,600 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $967 (+80.7%)	$623 → $880 (+41.3%)

Churdan

Population

453473

Median household income

$46,875$72,500

Median home value

$48,600$71,400

Median gross rent

$535$967

Scranton

Population

558434

Median household income

$46,875$60,000

Median home value

$44,700$58,600

Median gross rent

$623$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churdan	Scranton
Under 5	3.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	28.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	19.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	20.7%
75 and over	8.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churdan	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	91.2%
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%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churdan	Scranton
No high school diploma	10.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	38.8%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churdan	Scranton
Drove alone	74.6%	85.3%
Carpooled	23.0%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churdan	Scranton
1-unit, detached	86.7%	92.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Churdan	Scranton
Poverty rate	12.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938