Alton vs Boyden

A side-by-side comparison of Alton and Boyden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alton has the higher population (1,350 vs 702 in Boyden). Alton has the higher median household income ($86,136 vs $81,354 in Boyden). Alton has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $175,300 in Boyden).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Boyden
Population	1,350	702
Median age	32.7 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$86,136	$81,354
Median home value	$204,600	$175,300
Median gross rent	$750	$765
Housing units	618	291
Homeownership rate	84.9%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Boyden
Population	1,336 → 1,350 (+1.0%)	872 → 702 (-19.5%)
Median household income	$70,882 → $86,136 (+21.5%)	$67,361 → $81,354 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$134,800 → $204,600 (+51.8%)	$124,100 → $175,300 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $750 (-5.3%)	$785 → $765 (-2.5%)

Alton

Population

1,3361,350

Median household income

$70,882$86,136

Median home value

$134,800$204,600

Median gross rent

$792$750

Boyden

Population

872702

Median household income

$67,361$81,354

Median home value

$124,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$785$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Boyden
Under 5	4.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.6%	19.4%
18 to 24	15.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	15.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	4.1%
75 and over	6.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Boyden
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	87.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Boyden
No high school diploma	2.9%	3.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Boyden
Drove alone	87.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Boyden
1-unit, detached	77.5%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Boyden
Poverty rate	3.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1968	1965