Chariton vs Williamson

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

Chariton and Williamson 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 228 in Williamson). Williamson has the higher median household income ($53,438 vs $52,109 in Chariton). Chariton has the higher median home value ($84,200 vs $47,500 in Williamson).

Population, income & housing

	Chariton	Williamson
Population	4,235	228
Median age	40.5 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,109	$53,438
Median home value	$84,200	$47,500
Median gross rent	$716	—
Housing units	1,944	90
Homeownership rate	67.6%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chariton	Williamson
Population	4,149 → 4,235 (+2.1%)	179 → 228 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$48,676 → $52,109 (+7.1%)	$52,917 → $53,438 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $84,200 (+0.2%)	$53,100 → $47,500 (-10.5%)
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

Williamson

Population

179228

Median household income

$52,917$53,438

Median home value

$53,100$47,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chariton	Williamson
Under 5	6.8%	14.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	20.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	2.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	7.4%	14.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	14.0%
75 and over	11.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chariton	Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chariton	Williamson
No high school diploma	7.0%	15.3%
High school graduate	53.3%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chariton	Williamson
Drove alone	81.8%	84.4%
Carpooled	7.9%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chariton	Williamson
1-unit, detached	75.9%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Chariton	Williamson
Poverty rate	21.3%	26.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1960	1938