Hinton vs Remsen

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

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

Remsen has the higher population (1,897 vs 881 in Hinton). Hinton has the higher median household income ($108,125 vs $98,250 in Remsen). Hinton has the higher median home value ($249,400 vs $184,700 in Remsen).

Population, income & housing

	Hinton	Remsen
Population	881	1,897
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$108,125	$98,250
Median home value	$249,400	$184,700
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,014
Housing units	369	727
Homeownership rate	70.9%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinton	Remsen
Population	813 → 881 (+8.4%)	1,833 → 1,897 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$68,438 → $108,125 (+58.0%)	$59,306 → $98,250 (+65.7%)
Median home value	$185,800 → $249,400 (+34.2%)	$133,800 → $184,700 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $1,000 (+37.0%)	$708 → $1,014 (+43.2%)

Hinton

Population

813881

Median household income

$68,438$108,125

Median home value

$185,800$249,400

Median gross rent

$730$1,000

Remsen

Population

1,8331,897

Median household income

$59,306$98,250

Median home value

$133,800$184,700

Median gross rent

$708$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinton	Remsen
Under 5	5.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.3%	22.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	8.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	18.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.6%
75 and over	2.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinton	Remsen
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinton	Remsen
No high school diploma	3.3%	9.1%
High school graduate	33.0%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinton	Remsen
Drove alone	79.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinton	Remsen
1-unit, detached	82.1%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Hinton	Remsen
Poverty rate	2.5%	4.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1981	1956