College Springs vs Shambaugh

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

College Springs and Shambaugh 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 114 in Shambaugh). Shambaugh has the higher median household income ($75,313 vs $70,242 in College Springs). College Springs has the higher median home value ($73,800 vs $66,100 in Shambaugh).

Population, income & housing

	College Springs	Shambaugh
Population	217	114
Median age	47.5 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,242	$75,313
Median home value	$73,800	$66,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,063
Housing units	115	73
Homeownership rate	96.4%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	College Springs	Shambaugh
Population	249 → 217 (-12.9%)	142 → 114 (-19.7%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $70,242 (+93.8%)	$43,125 → $75,313 (+74.6%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $73,800 (+32.7%)	$74,200 → $66,100 (-10.9%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $742 (+49.9%)	$933 → $1,063 (+13.9%)

College Springs

Population

249217

Median household income

$36,250$70,242

Median home value

$55,600$73,800

Median gross rent

$495$742

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)

	College Springs	Shambaugh
Under 5	5.1%	2.6%
5 to 17	13.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	1.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	17.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	20.7%	19.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	23.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	College Springs	Shambaugh
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	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	2.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	College Springs	Shambaugh
No high school diploma	2.9%	3.3%
High school graduate	49.4%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	College Springs	Shambaugh
Drove alone	83.3%	84.1%
Carpooled	2.4%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	College Springs	Shambaugh
1-unit, detached	98.3%	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	1.7%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	College Springs	Shambaugh
Poverty rate	12.4%	6.1%
Average household size	1.97	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938