Blanchard vs College Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Blanchard and College Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

College Springs has the higher population (217 vs 31 in Blanchard). College Springs has the higher median household income ($70,242 vs $43,750 in Blanchard). College Springs has the higher median home value ($73,800 vs $60,000 in Blanchard).

Population, income & housing

	Blanchard	College Springs
Population	31	217
Median age	48.9 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$70,242
Median home value	$60,000	$73,800
Housing units	20	115
Homeownership rate	100.0%	96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanchard	College Springs
Population	18 → 31 (+72.2%)	249 → 217 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $43,750 (+8.2%)	$36,250 → $70,242 (+93.8%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $60,000 (+14.3%)	$55,600 → $73,800 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$495 → $742 (+49.9%)

Blanchard

Population

1831

Median household income

$40,417$43,750

Median home value

$52,500$60,000

College Springs

Population

249217

Median household income

$36,250$70,242

Median home value

$55,600$73,800

Median gross rent

$495$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanchard	College Springs
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	1.4%
25 to 34	6.5%	9.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.1%
45 to 54	61.3%	20.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	8.8%
75 and over	3.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanchard	College Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.2%
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%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanchard	College Springs
No high school diploma	6.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	66.7%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanchard	College Springs
Drove alone	60.0%	83.3%
Carpooled	40.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanchard	College Springs
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Blanchard	College Springs
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.4%
Average household size	3.88	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1945	1938