Blanchard vs Shambaugh

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

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

Shambaugh has the higher population (114 vs 31 in Blanchard). Shambaugh has the higher median household income ($75,313 vs $43,750 in Blanchard). Shambaugh has the higher median home value ($66,100 vs $60,000 in Blanchard).

Population, income & housing

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
Population	31	114
Median age	48.9 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	$75,313
Median home value	$60,000	$66,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,063
Housing units	20	73
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
Population	18 → 31 (+72.2%)	142 → 114 (-19.7%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $43,750 (+8.2%)	$43,125 → $75,313 (+74.6%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $60,000 (+14.3%)	$74,200 → $66,100 (-10.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$933 → $1,063 (+13.9%)

Blanchard

Population

1831

Median household income

$40,417$43,750

Median home value

$52,500$60,000

Shambaugh

Population

142114

Median household income

$43,125$75,313

Median home value

$74,200$66,100

Median gross rent

$933$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	6.5%	8.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	61.3%	19.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	23.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.4%
75 and over	3.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.4%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
No high school diploma	6.7%	3.3%
High school graduate	66.7%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
Drove alone	60.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	40.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.7%
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%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Blanchard	Shambaugh
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.1%
Average household size	3.88	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1945	1938