Montpelier vs Nichols

A side-by-side comparison of Montpelier and Nichols: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nichols has the higher population (393 vs 228 in Montpelier). Nichols has the higher median household income ($87,500 vs $69,186 in Montpelier). Montpelier has the higher median home value ($253,500 vs $119,800 in Nichols).

Population, income & housing

	Montpelier	Nichols
Population	228	393
Median age	58.9 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,186	$87,500
Median home value	$253,500	$119,800
Median gross rent	—	$638
Housing units	112	201
Homeownership rate	83.9%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montpelier	Nichols
Population	157 → 228 (+45.2%)	374 → 393 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$54,408 → $69,186 (+27.2%)	$61,875 → $87,500 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$68,000 → $253,500 (+272.8%)	$96,300 → $119,800 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $638 (-24.9%)

Montpelier

Population

157228

Median household income

$54,408$69,186

Median home value

$68,000$253,500

Nichols

Population

374393

Median household income

$61,875$87,500

Median home value

$96,300$119,800

Median gross rent

$850$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montpelier	Nichols
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.9%	20.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.9%
55 to 64	47.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	15.8%	12.2%
75 and over	13.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montpelier	Nichols
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montpelier	Nichols
No high school diploma	24.8%	9.5%
High school graduate	56.2%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	7.6%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montpelier	Nichols
Drove alone	58.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.3%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montpelier	Nichols
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Montpelier	Nichols
Poverty rate	3.5%	3.6%
Average household size	2.04	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938