Chariton vs Derby

A side-by-side comparison of Chariton and Derby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chariton has the higher population (4,235 vs 106 in Derby). Derby has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $52,109 in Chariton). Chariton has the higher median home value ($84,200 vs $73,800 in Derby).

Population, income & housing

	Chariton	Derby
Population	4,235	106
Median age	40.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,109	$58,750
Median home value	$84,200	$73,800
Median gross rent	$716	—
Housing units	1,944	47
Homeownership rate	67.6%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	1.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chariton	Derby
Population	4,149 → 4,235 (+2.1%)	127 → 106 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$48,676 → $52,109 (+7.1%)	$40,833 → $58,750 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $84,200 (+0.2%)	$45,800 → $73,800 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $716 (+7.2%)	—

Chariton

Population

4,1494,235

Median household income

$48,676$52,109

Median home value

$84,000$84,200

Median gross rent

$668$716

Derby

Population

127106

Median household income

$40,833$58,750

Median home value

$45,800$73,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chariton	Derby
Under 5	6.8%	16.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	6.6%
35 to 44	7.4%	23.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	1.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	6.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	14.2%
75 and over	11.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chariton	Derby
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chariton	Derby
No high school diploma	7.0%	29.0%
High school graduate	53.3%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chariton	Derby
Drove alone	81.8%	60.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	7.5%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	12.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chariton	Derby
1-unit, detached	75.9%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Chariton	Derby
Poverty rate	21.3%	34.0%
Average household size	2.27	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	15	40
Median year structure built	1960	1938