Rodney vs Soldier

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

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

Soldier has the higher population (123 vs 48 in Rodney). Rodney has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $49,375 in Soldier). Rodney has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $75,000 in Soldier).

Population, income & housing

	Rodney	Soldier
Population	48	123
Median age	52.9 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$49,375
Median home value	$162,500	$75,000
Median gross rent	—	$595
Housing units	21	77
Homeownership rate	90.5%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rodney	Soldier
Population	45 → 48 (+6.7%)	210 → 123 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $52,188 (+79.6%)	$38,000 → $49,375 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$48,300 → $162,500 (+236.4%)	$42,900 → $75,000 (+74.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$458 → $595 (+29.9%)

Rodney

Population

4548

Median household income

$29,063$52,188

Median home value

$48,300$162,500

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)

	Rodney	Soldier
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	31.3%	6.5%
18 to 24	2.1%	10.6%
25 to 34	2.1%	8.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	20.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	22.9%	20.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	22.8%
75 and over	10.4%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rodney	Soldier
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	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	31.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rodney	Soldier
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	18.8%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	59.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rodney	Soldier
Drove alone	91.7%	73.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rodney	Soldier
1-unit, detached	66.7%	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	33.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rodney	Soldier
Poverty rate	2.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.29	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1943	1938