Holstein vs Ida Grove

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

Holstein 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 1,552 in Holstein). Ida Grove has the higher median household income ($63,194 vs $61,625 in Holstein). Holstein has the higher median home value ($113,200 vs $96,000 in Ida Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Holstein	Ida Grove
Population	1,552	1,904
Median age	34.1 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,625	$63,194
Median home value	$113,200	$96,000
Median gross rent	$844	$671
Housing units	686	1,094
Homeownership rate	72.8%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holstein	Ida Grove
Population	1,294 → 1,552 (+19.9%)	2,000 → 1,904 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$58,864 → $61,625 (+4.7%)	$49,688 → $63,194 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $113,200 (+15.0%)	$100,600 → $96,000 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $844 (+48.3%)	$496 → $671 (+35.3%)

Holstein

Population

1,2941,552

Median household income

$58,864$61,625

Median home value

$98,400$113,200

Median gross rent

$569$844

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)

	Holstein	Ida Grove
Under 5	6.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	13.7%	4.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	17.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.9%
75 and over	10.1%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holstein	Ida Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	92.9%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holstein	Ida Grove
No high school diploma	4.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	30.0%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holstein	Ida Grove
Drove alone	82.2%	86.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	2.7%	5.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holstein	Ida Grove
1-unit, detached	88.3%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.2%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Holstein	Ida Grove
Poverty rate	14.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.29	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1959	1958