Kent Estates vs Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Kent Estates and Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilton has the higher population (2,943 vs 1,863 in Kent Estates). Kent Estates has the higher median household income ($122,014 vs $71,898 in Wilton). Kent Estates has the higher median home value ($351,100 vs $162,000 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Kent Estates	Wilton
Population	1,863	2,943
Median age	49.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$122,014	$71,898
Median home value	$351,100	$162,000
Median gross rent	—	$829
Housing units	665	1,362
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.3%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent Estates	Wilton
Population	1,991 → 1,863 (-6.4%)	2,843 → 2,943 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$102,688 → $122,014 (+18.8%)	$52,538 → $71,898 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$279,700 → $351,100 (+25.5%)	$121,000 → $162,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $829 (+20.7%)

Kent Estates

Population

1,9911,863

Median household income

$102,688$122,014

Median home value

$279,700$351,100

Wilton

Population

2,8432,943

Median household income

$52,538$71,898

Median home value

$121,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$687$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kent Estates	Wilton
Under 5	3.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	11.7%	11.7%
25 to 34	5.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	7.6%
45 to 54	22.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	17.1%	12.0%
75 and over	3.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kent Estates	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent Estates	Wilton
No high school diploma	0.8%	0.8%
High school graduate	24.0%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent Estates	Wilton
Drove alone	81.8%	86.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent Estates	Wilton
1-unit, detached	97.3%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Kent Estates	Wilton
Poverty rate	4.5%	7.0%
Average household size	2.80	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	2001	1974