Nichols vs Stockton

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

Nichols and Stockton 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 127 in Stockton). Nichols has the higher median household income ($87,500 vs $48,750 in Stockton). Nichols has the higher median home value ($119,800 vs $114,600 in Stockton).

Population, income & housing

	Nichols	Stockton
Population	393	127
Median age	33.7 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,500	$48,750
Median home value	$119,800	$114,600
Median gross rent	$638	$1,036
Housing units	201	69
Homeownership rate	82.2%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nichols	Stockton
Population	374 → 393 (+5.1%)	160 → 127 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $87,500 (+41.4%)	$50,750 → $48,750 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $119,800 (+24.4%)	$82,200 → $114,600 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $638 (-24.9%)	$763 → $1,036 (+35.8%)

Nichols

Population

374393

Median household income

$61,875$87,500

Median home value

$96,300$119,800

Median gross rent

$850$638

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)

	Nichols	Stockton
Under 5	6.9%	2.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	11.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	16.5%
25 to 34	20.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	3.9%
45 to 54	6.9%	25.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	18.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	7.1%
75 and over	5.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nichols	Stockton
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	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	1.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	27.7%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nichols	Stockton
No high school diploma	9.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	37.1%	52.8%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nichols	Stockton
Drove alone	82.4%	86.1%
Carpooled	9.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nichols	Stockton
1-unit, detached	85.6%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Nichols	Stockton
Poverty rate	3.6%	18.9%
Average household size	2.59	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1938	1972