Springville vs Walker

A side-by-side comparison of Springville and Walker: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Springville has the higher population (1,210 vs 731 in Walker). Springville has the higher median household income ($96,250 vs $80,556 in Walker). Springville has the higher median home value ($175,900 vs $162,100 in Walker).

Population, income & housing

	Springville	Walker
Population	1,210	731
Median age	40.8 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$96,250	$80,556
Median home value	$175,900	$162,100
Median gross rent	$1,000	$783
Housing units	529	291
Homeownership rate	75.3%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Springville	Walker
Population	1,092 → 1,210 (+10.8%)	831 → 731 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$63,365 → $96,250 (+51.9%)	$71,705 → $80,556 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$128,400 → $175,900 (+37.0%)	$138,400 → $162,100 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $1,000 (+42.0%)	$625 → $783 (+25.3%)

Springville

Population

1,0921,210

Median household income

$63,365$96,250

Median home value

$128,400$175,900

Median gross rent

$704$1,000

Walker

Population

831731

Median household income

$71,705$80,556

Median home value

$138,400$162,100

Median gross rent

$625$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Springville	Walker
Under 5	11.3%	8.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.3%
75 and over	5.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Springville	Walker
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Springville	Walker
No high school diploma	3.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	33.4%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Springville	Walker
Drove alone	74.7%	77.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Springville	Walker
1-unit, detached	91.9%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Springville	Walker
Poverty rate	9.3%	10.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1964	1972