Goodell vs Kanawha

A side-by-side comparison of Goodell and Kanawha: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kanawha has the higher population (805 vs 240 in Goodell). Goodell has the higher median household income ($83,438 vs $66,481 in Kanawha). Kanawha has the higher median home value ($79,900 vs $56,900 in Goodell).

Population, income & housing

	Goodell	Kanawha
Population	240	805
Median age	37.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,438	$66,481
Median home value	$56,900	$79,900
Median gross rent	—	$525
Housing units	97	427
Homeownership rate	94.0%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goodell	Kanawha
Population	96 → 240 (+150.0%)	845 → 805 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $83,438 (+71.2%)	$43,906 → $66,481 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$50,700 → $56,900 (+12.2%)	$51,600 → $79,900 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$569 → $525 (-7.7%)

Goodell

Population

96240

Median household income

$48,750$83,438

Median home value

$50,700$56,900

Kanawha

Population

845805

Median household income

$43,906$66,481

Median home value

$51,600$79,900

Median gross rent

$569$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goodell	Kanawha
Under 5	2.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	34.6%	19.3%
18 to 24	2.1%	18.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	22.5%	14.7%
45 to 54	5.4%	6.7%
55 to 64	18.3%	8.7%
65 to 74	3.3%	7.7%
75 and over	2.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goodell	Kanawha
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goodell	Kanawha
No high school diploma	0.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	49.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goodell	Kanawha
Drove alone	55.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	23.7%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.1%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goodell	Kanawha
1-unit, detached	100.0%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Goodell	Kanawha
Poverty rate	10.8%	7.3%
Average household size	2.89	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1938	1953