Lytton vs Odebolt

A side-by-side comparison of Lytton and Odebolt: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Odebolt has the higher population (905 vs 325 in Lytton). Odebolt has the higher median household income ($54,914 vs $45,250 in Lytton). Odebolt has the higher median home value ($98,100 vs $60,000 in Lytton).

Population, income & housing

	Lytton	Odebolt
Population	325	905
Median age	45.5 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,250	$54,914
Median home value	$60,000	$98,100
Median gross rent	$609	$499
Housing units	155	496
Homeownership rate	64.3%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lytton	Odebolt
Population	275 → 325 (+18.2%)	915 → 905 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$44,028 → $45,250 (+2.8%)	$53,125 → $54,914 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$42,200 → $60,000 (+42.2%)	$75,100 → $98,100 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$479 → $609 (+27.1%)	$605 → $499 (-17.5%)

Lytton

Population

275325

Median household income

$44,028$45,250

Median home value

$42,200$60,000

Median gross rent

$479$609

Odebolt

Population

915905

Median household income

$53,125$54,914

Median home value

$75,100$98,100

Median gross rent

$605$499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lytton	Odebolt
Under 5	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	11.7%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	3.9%
25 to 34	18.5%	11.2%
35 to 44	7.4%	5.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	22.5%	24.2%
65 to 74	6.5%	14.9%
75 and over	5.8%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lytton	Odebolt
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	97.1%
Black or African American	5.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lytton	Odebolt
No high school diploma	3.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	28.2%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	53.6%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lytton	Odebolt
Drove alone	84.0%	86.7%
Carpooled	2.4%	4.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.1%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lytton	Odebolt
1-unit, detached	83.2%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lytton	Odebolt
Poverty rate	9.2%	8.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1954	1955