Graettinger vs Ruthven

A side-by-side comparison of Graettinger and Ruthven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Graettinger has the higher population (1,038 vs 766 in Ruthven). Graettinger has the higher median household income ($73,250 vs $58,750 in Ruthven). Ruthven has the higher median home value ($103,400 vs $87,000 in Graettinger).

Population, income & housing

	Graettinger	Ruthven
Population	1,038	766
Median age	38.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,250	$58,750
Median home value	$87,000	$103,400
Median gross rent	$480	$650
Housing units	483	334
Homeownership rate	78.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graettinger	Ruthven
Population	940 → 1,038 (+10.4%)	751 → 766 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$47,321 → $73,250 (+54.8%)	$37,337 → $58,750 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$66,500 → $87,000 (+30.8%)	$59,900 → $103,400 (+72.6%)
Median gross rent	$494 → $480 (-2.8%)	$486 → $650 (+33.7%)

Graettinger

Population

9401,038

Median household income

$47,321$73,250

Median home value

$66,500$87,000

Median gross rent

$494$480

Ruthven

Population

751766

Median household income

$37,337$58,750

Median home value

$59,900$103,400

Median gross rent

$486$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Graettinger	Ruthven
Under 5	3.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	24.9%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	21.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.6%	10.1%
75 and over	4.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graettinger	Ruthven
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	81.7%
Black or African American	10.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graettinger	Ruthven
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graettinger	Ruthven
Drove alone	74.6%	72.3%
Carpooled	20.0%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	6.1%
Other means	2.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graettinger	Ruthven
1-unit, detached	88.4%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Graettinger	Ruthven
Poverty rate	7.0%	13.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1953	1955