Homestead vs Ladora

A side-by-side comparison of Homestead and Ladora: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ladora has the higher population (270 vs 149 in Homestead). Homestead has the higher median household income ($82,969 vs $61,250 in Ladora). Homestead has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $81,900 in Ladora).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Ladora
Population	149	270
Median age	35.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,969	$61,250
Median home value	$140,500	$81,900
Median gross rent	—	$492
Housing units	53	108
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Ladora
Population	152 → 149 (-2.0%)	255 → 270 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$50,515 → $82,969 (+64.2%)	$53,750 → $61,250 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $140,500 (-6.8%)	$68,800 → $81,900 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$375 → $492 (+31.2%)

Homestead

Population

152149

Median household income

$50,515$82,969

Median home value

$150,700$140,500

Ladora

Population

255270

Median household income

$53,750$61,250

Median home value

$68,800$81,900

Median gross rent

$375$492

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	Ladora
Under 5	14.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	26.2%	26.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	7.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.7%	20.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.0%
75 and over	10.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Ladora
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.1%
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%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Ladora
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	12.5%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	62.5%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Ladora
Drove alone	100.0%	81.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Ladora
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Ladora
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.0%
Average household size	2.81	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938