Rodman vs Ruthven

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

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

Ruthven has the higher population (766 vs 22 in Rodman). Rodman has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $58,750 in Ruthven). Since 2019, Ruthven's population has grown faster (+2.0% vs +0.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Rodman	Ruthven
Population	22	766
Median age	62.5 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,125	$58,750
Median home value	—	$103,400
Median gross rent	—	$650
Housing units	21	334
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rodman	Ruthven
Population	22 → 22 (+0.0%)	751 → 766 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$78,750 → $83,125 (+5.6%)	$37,337 → $58,750 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $51,300 (-2.3%)	$59,900 → $103,400 (+72.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$486 → $650 (+33.7%)

Rodman

Population

2222

Median household income

$78,750$83,125

Median home value

$52,500$51,300

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)

	Rodman	Ruthven
Under 5	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	4.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	4.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	4.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	68.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	18.2%	10.1%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rodman	Ruthven
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rodman	Ruthven
No high school diploma	14.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rodman	Ruthven
Drove alone	100.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rodman	Ruthven
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Rodman	Ruthven
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.7%
Average household size	1.29	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1938	1955