Battle Creek vs Holstein

A side-by-side comparison of Battle Creek and Holstein: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Holstein has the higher population (1,552 vs 822 in Battle Creek). Holstein has the higher median household income ($61,625 vs $59,519 in Battle Creek). Holstein has the higher median home value ($113,200 vs $72,300 in Battle Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Creek	Holstein
Population	822	1,552
Median age	47.6 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,519	$61,625
Median home value	$72,300	$113,200
Median gross rent	$450	$844
Housing units	418	686
Homeownership rate	79.9%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Creek	Holstein
Population	748 → 822 (+9.9%)	1,294 → 1,552 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$49,563 → $59,519 (+20.1%)	$58,864 → $61,625 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$53,400 → $72,300 (+35.4%)	$98,400 → $113,200 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$496 → $450 (-9.3%)	$569 → $844 (+48.3%)

Battle Creek

Population

748822

Median household income

$49,563$59,519

Median home value

$53,400$72,300

Median gross rent

$496$450

Holstein

Population

1,2941,552

Median household income

$58,864$61,625

Median home value

$98,400$113,200

Median gross rent

$569$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Creek	Holstein
Under 5	1.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	13.7%
25 to 34	3.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	9.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	7.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.8%
75 and over	12.8%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Creek	Holstein
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	91.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Creek	Holstein
No high school diploma	5.4%	4.6%
High school graduate	42.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Creek	Holstein
Drove alone	79.6%	82.2%
Carpooled	2.9%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Creek	Holstein
1-unit, detached	84.2%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Battle Creek	Holstein
Poverty rate	8.2%	14.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1938	1959