Jewell Junction vs Stanhope

A side-by-side comparison of Jewell Junction and Stanhope: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jewell Junction has the higher population (1,225 vs 515 in Stanhope). Jewell Junction has the higher median household income ($75,313 vs $64,479 in Stanhope). Jewell Junction has the higher median home value ($128,300 vs $106,400 in Stanhope).

Population, income & housing

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
Population	1,225	515
Median age	36.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,313	$64,479
Median home value	$128,300	$106,400
Median gross rent	$863	$564
Housing units	595	230
Homeownership rate	83.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
Population	1,187 → 1,225 (+3.2%)	405 → 515 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $75,313 (+12.1%)	$44,821 → $64,479 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$112,600 → $128,300 (+13.9%)	$81,900 → $106,400 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $863 (+13.4%)	$608 → $564 (-7.2%)

Jewell Junction

Population

1,1871,225

Median household income

$67,188$75,313

Median home value

$112,600$128,300

Median gross rent

$761$863

Stanhope

Population

405515

Median household income

$44,821$64,479

Median home value

$81,900$106,400

Median gross rent

$608$564

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
Under 5	2.3%	2.9%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	13.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	18.4%	7.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	5.9%	9.3%
75 and over	4.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
No high school diploma	3.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	25.8%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
Drove alone	85.4%	80.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	9.3%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.8%
Other means	2.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
1-unit, detached	89.9%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Jewell Junction	Stanhope
Poverty rate	8.0%	11.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1951	1950