Castana vs Soldier

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

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

Castana has the higher population (157 vs 123 in Soldier). Castana has the higher median household income ($55,833 vs $49,375 in Soldier). Soldier has the higher median home value ($75,000 vs $67,500 in Castana).

Population, income & housing

	Castana	Soldier
Population	157	123
Median age	59.7 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,833	$49,375
Median home value	$67,500	$75,000
Median gross rent	$725	$595
Housing units	105	77
Homeownership rate	87.5%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castana	Soldier
Population	166 → 157 (-5.4%)	210 → 123 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $55,833 (-2.9%)	$38,000 → $49,375 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$37,100 → $67,500 (+81.9%)	$42,900 → $75,000 (+74.8%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $725 (+14.2%)	$458 → $595 (+29.9%)

Castana

Population

166157

Median household income

$57,500$55,833

Median home value

$37,100$67,500

Median gross rent

$635$725

Soldier

Population

210123

Median household income

$38,000$49,375

Median home value

$42,900$75,000

Median gross rent

$458$595

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castana	Soldier
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	10.2%	6.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.9%
35 to 44	7.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	31.8%	20.3%
65 to 74	20.4%	22.8%
75 and over	3.8%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castana	Soldier
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.4%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castana	Soldier
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	39.6%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castana	Soldier
Drove alone	87.7%	73.0%
Carpooled	1.8%	9.5%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castana	Soldier
1-unit, detached	87.6%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castana	Soldier
Poverty rate	7.6%	18.7%
Average household size	1.96	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938