Castana vs Mapleton

A side-by-side comparison of Castana and Mapleton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mapleton has the higher population (997 vs 157 in Castana). Castana has the higher median household income ($55,833 vs $52,955 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($116,400 vs $67,500 in Castana).

Population, income & housing

	Castana	Mapleton
Population	157	997
Median age	59.7 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,833	$52,955
Median home value	$67,500	$116,400
Median gross rent	$725	$780
Housing units	105	630
Homeownership rate	87.5%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castana	Mapleton
Population	166 → 157 (-5.4%)	1,114 → 997 (-10.5%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $55,833 (-2.9%)	$46,417 → $52,955 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$37,100 → $67,500 (+81.9%)	$87,300 → $116,400 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $725 (+14.2%)	$525 → $780 (+48.6%)

Castana

Population

166157

Median household income

$57,500$55,833

Median home value

$37,100$67,500

Median gross rent

$635$725

Mapleton

Population

1,114997

Median household income

$46,417$52,955

Median home value

$87,300$116,400

Median gross rent

$525$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castana	Mapleton
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	10.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	7.5%
35 to 44	7.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.3%
55 to 64	31.8%	20.2%
65 to 74	20.4%	14.1%
75 and over	3.8%	17.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castana	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castana	Mapleton
No high school diploma	7.5%	13.8%
High school graduate	39.6%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castana	Mapleton
Drove alone	87.7%	83.9%
Carpooled	1.8%	3.8%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castana	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	87.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Castana	Mapleton
Poverty rate	7.6%	10.4%
Average household size	1.96	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1938	1959