Stanton vs Villisca

A side-by-side comparison of Stanton and Villisca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Villisca has the higher population (1,004 vs 670 in Stanton). Stanton has the higher median household income ($80,938 vs $58,469 in Villisca). Stanton has the higher median home value ($97,400 vs $74,100 in Villisca).

Population, income & housing

	Stanton	Villisca
Population	670	1,004
Median age	53.8 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,938	$58,469
Median home value	$97,400	$74,100
Median gross rent	$766	$732
Housing units	288	542
Homeownership rate	82.1%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stanton	Villisca
Population	629 → 670 (+6.5%)	1,243 → 1,004 (-19.2%)
Median household income	$65,500 → $80,938 (+23.6%)	$40,625 → $58,469 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$78,200 → $97,400 (+24.6%)	$63,300 → $74,100 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $766 (-5.3%)	$611 → $732 (+19.8%)

Stanton

Population

629670

Median household income

$65,500$80,938

Median home value

$78,200$97,400

Median gross rent

$809$766

Villisca

Population

1,2431,004

Median household income

$40,625$58,469

Median home value

$63,300$74,100

Median gross rent

$611$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stanton	Villisca
Under 5	5.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	2.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	5.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	8.2%
45 to 54	5.2%	7.5%
55 to 64	22.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	17.6%
75 and over	11.6%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stanton	Villisca
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stanton	Villisca
No high school diploma	2.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	26.2%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	49.2%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stanton	Villisca
Drove alone	89.4%	79.3%
Carpooled	1.9%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stanton	Villisca
1-unit, detached	92.0%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Stanton	Villisca
Poverty rate	6.6%	12.8%
Average household size	2.33	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1945	1950