Montpelier vs Stockton

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

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

Montpelier has the higher population (228 vs 127 in Stockton). Montpelier has the higher median household income ($69,186 vs $48,750 in Stockton). Montpelier has the higher median home value ($253,500 vs $114,600 in Stockton).

Population, income & housing

	Montpelier	Stockton
Population	228	127
Median age	58.9 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,186	$48,750
Median home value	$253,500	$114,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,036
Housing units	112	69
Homeownership rate	83.9%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montpelier	Stockton
Population	157 → 228 (+45.2%)	160 → 127 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$54,408 → $69,186 (+27.2%)	$50,750 → $48,750 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$68,000 → $253,500 (+272.8%)	$82,200 → $114,600 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$763 → $1,036 (+35.8%)

Montpelier

Population

157228

Median household income

$54,408$69,186

Median home value

$68,000$253,500

Stockton

Population

160127

Median household income

$50,750$48,750

Median home value

$82,200$114,600

Median gross rent

$763$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montpelier	Stockton
Under 5	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	16.5%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	25.2%
55 to 64	47.8%	18.1%
65 to 74	15.8%	7.1%
75 and over	13.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montpelier	Stockton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montpelier	Stockton
No high school diploma	24.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	56.2%	52.8%
Some college or associate's	7.6%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montpelier	Stockton
Drove alone	58.7%	86.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.3%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montpelier	Stockton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Montpelier	Stockton
Poverty rate	3.5%	18.9%
Average household size	2.04	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1938	1972