Algona vs Titonka

A side-by-side comparison of Algona and Titonka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Algona has the higher population (5,414 vs 423 in Titonka). Titonka has the higher median household income ($54,063 vs $52,542 in Algona). Algona has the higher median home value ($156,200 vs $61,400 in Titonka).

Population, income & housing

	Algona	Titonka
Population	5,414	423
Median age	43.1 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,542	$54,063
Median home value	$156,200	$61,400
Median gross rent	$887	$443
Housing units	2,710	231
Homeownership rate	65.1%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algona	Titonka
Population	5,447 → 5,414 (-0.6%)	481 → 423 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$51,476 → $52,542 (+2.1%)	$45,000 → $54,063 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$131,500 → $156,200 (+18.8%)	$47,200 → $61,400 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $887 (+26.4%)	$704 → $443 (-37.1%)

Algona

Population

5,4475,414

Median household income

$51,476$52,542

Median home value

$131,500$156,200

Median gross rent

$702$887

Titonka

Population

481423

Median household income

$45,000$54,063

Median home value

$47,200$61,400

Median gross rent

$704$443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algona	Titonka
Under 5	5.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.0%	12.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	18.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.7%
75 and over	15.4%	16.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algona	Titonka
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algona	Titonka
No high school diploma	5.9%	6.6%
High school graduate	33.7%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algona	Titonka
Drove alone	78.6%	71.9%
Carpooled	11.6%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.3%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.2%
Other means	0.9%	11.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algona	Titonka
1-unit, detached	71.4%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Algona	Titonka
Poverty rate	7.6%	10.4%
Average household size	2.05	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	12	26
Median year structure built	1970	1955