Jewell Junction vs Williams

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

Jewell Junction and Williams 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 330 in Williams). Jewell Junction has the higher median household income ($75,313 vs $50,750 in Williams). Jewell Junction has the higher median home value ($128,300 vs $85,300 in Williams).

Population, income & housing

	Jewell Junction	Williams
Population	1,225	330
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,313	$50,750
Median home value	$128,300	$85,300
Median gross rent	$863	$660
Housing units	595	171
Homeownership rate	83.0%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewell Junction	Williams
Population	1,187 → 1,225 (+3.2%)	364 → 330 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $75,313 (+12.1%)	$49,375 → $50,750 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$112,600 → $128,300 (+13.9%)	$66,900 → $85,300 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $863 (+13.4%)	$498 → $660 (+32.5%)

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

Williams

Population

364330

Median household income

$49,375$50,750

Median home value

$66,900$85,300

Median gross rent

$498$660

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jewell Junction	Williams
Under 5	2.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	20.3%
45 to 54	18.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	14.8%
75 and over	4.7%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewell Junction	Williams
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewell Junction	Williams
No high school diploma	3.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewell Junction	Williams
Drove alone	85.4%	80.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	1.5%
Other means	2.8%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewell Junction	Williams
1-unit, detached	89.9%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Jewell Junction	Williams
Poverty rate	8.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1951	1940