Hinton vs Le Mars

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

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

Le Mars has the higher population (10,597 vs 881 in Hinton). Hinton has the higher median household income ($108,125 vs $72,381 in Le Mars). Hinton has the higher median home value ($249,400 vs $202,200 in Le Mars).

Population, income & housing

	Hinton	Le Mars
Population	881	10,597
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$108,125	$72,381
Median home value	$249,400	$202,200
Median gross rent	$1,000	$908
Housing units	369	4,521
Homeownership rate	70.9%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinton	Le Mars
Population	813 → 881 (+8.4%)	9,941 → 10,597 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$68,438 → $108,125 (+58.0%)	$65,095 → $72,381 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$185,800 → $249,400 (+34.2%)	$158,900 → $202,200 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $1,000 (+37.0%)	$649 → $908 (+39.9%)

Hinton

Population

813881

Median household income

$68,438$108,125

Median home value

$185,800$249,400

Median gross rent

$730$1,000

Le Mars

Population

9,94110,597

Median household income

$65,095$72,381

Median home value

$158,900$202,200

Median gross rent

$649$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinton	Le Mars
Under 5	5.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	18.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.6%
75 and over	2.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinton	Le Mars
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinton	Le Mars
No high school diploma	3.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	33.0%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinton	Le Mars
Drove alone	79.1%	82.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	6.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.6%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinton	Le Mars
1-unit, detached	82.1%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinton	Le Mars
Poverty rate	2.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1981	1975