Hinton vs Kingsley

A side-by-side comparison of Hinton and Kingsley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kingsley has the higher population (1,427 vs 881 in Hinton). Hinton has the higher median household income ($108,125 vs $73,103 in Kingsley). Hinton has the higher median home value ($249,400 vs $146,200 in Kingsley).

Population, income & housing

	Hinton	Kingsley
Population	881	1,427
Median age	41.3 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,125	$73,103
Median home value	$249,400	$146,200
Median gross rent	$1,000	$761
Housing units	369	653
Homeownership rate	70.9%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinton	Kingsley
Population	813 → 881 (+8.4%)	1,593 → 1,427 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$68,438 → $108,125 (+58.0%)	$61,394 → $73,103 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$185,800 → $249,400 (+34.2%)	$125,000 → $146,200 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $1,000 (+37.0%)	$591 → $761 (+28.8%)

Hinton

Population

813881

Median household income

$68,438$108,125

Median home value

$185,800$249,400

Median gross rent

$730$1,000

Kingsley

Population

1,5931,427

Median household income

$61,394$73,103

Median home value

$125,000$146,200

Median gross rent

$591$761

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinton	Kingsley
Under 5	5.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.5%
55 to 64	18.3%	9.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.8%
75 and over	2.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinton	Kingsley
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinton	Kingsley
No high school diploma	3.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	33.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinton	Kingsley
Drove alone	79.1%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinton	Kingsley
1-unit, detached	82.1%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinton	Kingsley
Poverty rate	2.5%	8.0%
Average household size	2.47	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1981	1972