Arthur vs Ida Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Arthur and Ida Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ida Grove has the higher population (1,904 vs 295 in Arthur). Ida Grove has the higher median household income ($63,194 vs $53,750 in Arthur). Ida Grove has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $65,000 in Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Arthur	Ida Grove
Population	295	1,904
Median age	36.4 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$63,194
Median home value	$65,000	$96,000
Median gross rent	$630	$671
Housing units	147	1,094
Homeownership rate	62.9%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthur	Ida Grove
Population	282 → 295 (+4.6%)	2,000 → 1,904 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$42,625 → $53,750 (+26.1%)	$49,688 → $63,194 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$48,100 → $65,000 (+35.1%)	$100,600 → $96,000 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $630 (+9.6%)	$496 → $671 (+35.3%)

Arthur

Population

282295

Median household income

$42,625$53,750

Median home value

$48,100$65,000

Median gross rent

$575$630

Ida Grove

Population

2,0001,904

Median household income

$49,688$63,194

Median home value

$100,600$96,000

Median gross rent

$496$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthur	Ida Grove
Under 5	3.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	11.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	28.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	5.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	7.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	17.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.9%
75 and over	6.8%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthur	Ida Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	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	5.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthur	Ida Grove
No high school diploma	1.2%	5.7%
High school graduate	43.1%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthur	Ida Grove
Drove alone	86.7%	86.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	3.6%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthur	Ida Grove
1-unit, detached	70.7%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	24.5%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Arthur	Ida Grove
Poverty rate	17.5%	8.4%
Average household size	2.11	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1951	1958