Curlew vs Rodman

A side-by-side comparison of Curlew and Rodman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Curlew has the higher population (43 vs 22 in Rodman). Rodman has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $63,750 in Curlew). Since 2019, Rodman's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -29.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Curlew	Rodman
Population	43	22
Median age	61.3 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$83,125
Median home value	$47,000	—
Housing units	44	21
Homeownership rate	86.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Curlew	Rodman
Population	61 → 43 (-29.5%)	22 → 22 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $63,750 (+30.8%)	$78,750 → $83,125 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$43,300 → $47,000 (+8.5%)	$52,500 → $51,300 (-2.3%)

Curlew

Population

6143

Median household income

$48,750$63,750

Median home value

$43,300$47,000

Rodman

Population

2222

Median household income

$78,750$83,125

Median home value

$52,500$51,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Curlew	Rodman
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	4.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	4.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	4.5%
55 to 64	9.3%	68.2%
65 to 74	23.3%	18.2%
75 and over	23.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Curlew	Rodman
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Curlew	Rodman
No high school diploma	16.7%	14.3%
High school graduate	58.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Curlew	Rodman
Drove alone	80.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Curlew	Rodman
1-unit, detached	93.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Curlew	Rodman
Poverty rate	16.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.95	1.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	14
Median year structure built	1938	1938