Fremont vs Leighton

A side-by-side comparison of Fremont and Leighton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fremont has the higher population (937 vs 159 in Leighton). Leighton has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $73,239 in Fremont). Leighton has the higher median home value ($117,000 vs $89,500 in Fremont).

Population, income & housing

	Fremont	Leighton
Population	937	159
Median age	28.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,239	$75,000
Median home value	$89,500	$117,000
Median gross rent	$711	$770
Housing units	370	62
Homeownership rate	71.2%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fremont	Leighton
Population	869 → 937 (+7.8%)	221 → 159 (-28.1%)
Median household income	$51,058 → $73,239 (+43.4%)	$59,167 → $75,000 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$90,900 → $89,500 (-1.5%)	$107,600 → $117,000 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $711 (+23.0%)	$600 → $770 (+28.3%)

Fremont

Population

869937

Median household income

$51,058$73,239

Median home value

$90,900$89,500

Median gross rent

$578$711

Leighton

Population

221159

Median household income

$59,167$75,000

Median home value

$107,600$117,000

Median gross rent

$600$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fremont	Leighton
Under 5	16.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	13.8%
25 to 34	18.4%	6.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	7.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	13.2%
75 and over	3.1%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fremont	Leighton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	96.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fremont	Leighton
No high school diploma	6.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fremont	Leighton
Drove alone	93.9%	73.7%
Carpooled	2.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fremont	Leighton
1-unit, detached	74.3%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fremont	Leighton
Poverty rate	8.4%	0.6%
Average household size	3.03	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1974	1950