Mapleton vs Whiting

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

Mapleton and Whiting 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 840 in Whiting). Whiting has the higher median household income ($68,977 vs $52,955 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($116,400 vs $87,800 in Whiting).

Population, income & housing

	Mapleton	Whiting
Population	997	840
Median age	56.7 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,955	$68,977
Median home value	$116,400	$87,800
Median gross rent	$780	$931
Housing units	630	355
Homeownership rate	77.0%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mapleton	Whiting
Population	1,114 → 997 (-10.5%)	825 → 840 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$46,417 → $52,955 (+14.1%)	$52,368 → $68,977 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $116,400 (+33.3%)	$77,100 → $87,800 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $780 (+48.6%)	$731 → $931 (+27.4%)

Mapleton

Population

1,114997

Median household income

$46,417$52,955

Median home value

$87,300$116,400

Median gross rent

$525$780

Whiting

Population

825840

Median household income

$52,368$68,977

Median home value

$77,100$87,800

Median gross rent

$731$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mapleton	Whiting
Under 5	5.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	10.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	2.3%
25 to 34	7.5%	6.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.3%	17.1%
55 to 64	20.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	15.4%
75 and over	17.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mapleton	Whiting
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	81.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mapleton	Whiting
No high school diploma	13.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mapleton	Whiting
Drove alone	83.9%	71.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	13.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mapleton	Whiting
1-unit, detached	80.3%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Mapleton	Whiting
Poverty rate	10.4%	10.1%
Average household size	1.84	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1959	1952