Missouri Valley vs Woodbine

A side-by-side comparison of Missouri Valley and Woodbine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Missouri Valley has the higher population (2,685 vs 1,418 in Woodbine). Missouri Valley has the higher median household income ($64,844 vs $54,167 in Woodbine). Woodbine has the higher median home value ($141,900 vs $126,500 in Missouri Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
Population	2,685	1,418
Median age	38.8 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$54,167
Median home value	$126,500	$141,900
Median gross rent	$812	$858
Housing units	1,366	634
Homeownership rate	64.1%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
Population	2,640 → 2,685 (+1.7%)	1,488 → 1,418 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $64,844 (+40.2%)	$56,923 → $54,167 (-4.8%)
Median home value	$92,000 → $126,500 (+37.5%)	$109,900 → $141,900 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $812 (+3.7%)	$725 → $858 (+18.3%)

Missouri Valley

Population

2,6402,685

Median household income

$46,250$64,844

Median home value

$92,000$126,500

Median gross rent

$783$812

Woodbine

Population

1,4881,418

Median household income

$56,923$54,167

Median home value

$109,900$141,900

Median gross rent

$725$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
Under 5	5.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	24.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	8.1%
55 to 64	8.8%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.1%
75 and over	11.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
No high school diploma	8.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	44.3%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
Drove alone	75.1%	75.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.2%	4.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
1-unit, detached	74.5%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	6.6%
20 or more units	7.1%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Missouri Valley	Woodbine
Poverty rate	10.0%	14.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1938	1954