Eldridge vs Walcott

A side-by-side comparison of Eldridge and Walcott: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eldridge has the higher population (6,743 vs 1,895 in Walcott). Eldridge has the higher median household income ($101,089 vs $82,756 in Walcott). Eldridge has the higher median home value ($329,400 vs $171,800 in Walcott).

Population, income & housing

	Eldridge	Walcott
Population	6,743	1,895
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$101,089	$82,756
Median home value	$329,400	$171,800
Median gross rent	$845	$778
Housing units	2,746	856
Homeownership rate	85.8%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.5%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldridge	Walcott
Population	6,529 → 6,743 (+3.3%)	1,672 → 1,895 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$71,961 → $101,089 (+40.5%)	$52,850 → $82,756 (+56.6%)
Median home value	$254,300 → $329,400 (+29.5%)	$139,100 → $171,800 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $845 (+14.8%)	$639 → $778 (+21.8%)

Eldridge

Population

6,5296,743

Median household income

$71,961$101,089

Median home value

$254,300$329,400

Median gross rent

$736$845

Walcott

Population

1,6721,895

Median household income

$52,850$82,756

Median home value

$139,100$171,800

Median gross rent

$639$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldridge	Walcott
Under 5	5.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	25.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	5.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	15.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	15.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	14.4%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldridge	Walcott
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldridge	Walcott
No high school diploma	1.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	15.2%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldridge	Walcott
Drove alone	80.5%	87.4%
Carpooled	2.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eldridge	Walcott
1-unit, detached	65.0%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	15.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	9.9%
20 or more units	5.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Eldridge	Walcott
Poverty rate	1.0%	8.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	2001	1972