Hiawatha vs Robins

A side-by-side comparison of Hiawatha and Robins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hiawatha has the higher population (7,178 vs 3,349 in Robins). Robins has the higher median household income ($122,500 vs $67,628 in Hiawatha). Robins has the higher median home value ($370,500 vs $210,200 in Hiawatha).

Population, income & housing

	Hiawatha	Robins
Population	7,178	3,349
Median age	33.4 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,628	$122,500
Median home value	$210,200	$370,500
Median gross rent	$846	$955
Housing units	3,197	1,188
Homeownership rate	68.3%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	56.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hiawatha	Robins
Population	7,333 → 7,178 (-2.1%)	3,457 → 3,349 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$48,191 → $67,628 (+40.3%)	$131,078 → $122,500 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $210,200 (+46.5%)	$295,200 → $370,500 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $846 (+9.4%)	$1,545 → $955 (-38.2%)

Hiawatha

Population

7,3337,178

Median household income

$48,191$67,628

Median home value

$143,500$210,200

Median gross rent

$773$846

Robins

Population

3,4573,349

Median household income

$131,078$122,500

Median home value

$295,200$370,500

Median gross rent

$1,545$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hiawatha	Robins
Under 5	8.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	24.4%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	16.7%	2.9%
35 to 44	8.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	18.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	19.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	10.0%
75 and over	5.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hiawatha	Robins
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	95.5%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hiawatha	Robins
No high school diploma	3.3%	0.9%
High school graduate	24.0%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hiawatha	Robins
Drove alone	84.0%	78.1%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.4%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	15.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hiawatha	Robins
1-unit, detached	53.7%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hiawatha	Robins
Poverty rate	15.7%	8.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1992	2002