Goodell vs Woden

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

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

Goodell has the higher population (240 vs 184 in Woden). Goodell has the higher median household income ($83,438 vs $52,083 in Woden). Woden has the higher median home value ($72,100 vs $56,900 in Goodell).

Population, income & housing

	Goodell	Woden
Population	240	184
Median age	37.0 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,438	$52,083
Median home value	$56,900	$72,100
Housing units	97	113
Homeownership rate	94.0%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goodell	Woden
Population	96 → 240 (+150.0%)	198 → 184 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $83,438 (+71.2%)	$42,083 → $52,083 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$50,700 → $56,900 (+12.2%)	$47,100 → $72,100 (+53.1%)

Goodell

Population

96240

Median household income

$48,750$83,438

Median home value

$50,700$56,900

Woden

Population

198184

Median household income

$42,083$52,083

Median home value

$47,100$72,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goodell	Woden
Under 5	2.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	34.6%	22.3%
18 to 24	2.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	22.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	19.0%
55 to 64	18.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	3.3%	8.2%
75 and over	2.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goodell	Woden
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	85.3%
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%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goodell	Woden
No high school diploma	0.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	49.7%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goodell	Woden
Drove alone	55.7%	83.5%
Carpooled	23.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.7%
Other means	9.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goodell	Woden
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Goodell	Woden
Poverty rate	10.8%	20.7%
Average household size	2.89	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1938	1945