Boyden vs Matlock

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

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

Boyden has the higher population (702 vs 140 in Matlock). Matlock has the higher median household income ($81,771 vs $81,354 in Boyden). Boyden has the higher median home value ($175,300 vs $89,700 in Matlock).

Population, income & housing

	Boyden	Matlock
Population	702	140
Median age	40.2 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,354	$81,771
Median home value	$175,300	$89,700
Median gross rent	$765	—
Housing units	291	64
Homeownership rate	83.5%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyden	Matlock
Population	872 → 702 (-19.5%)	107 → 140 (+30.8%)
Median household income	$67,361 → $81,354 (+20.8%)	$73,750 → $81,771 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $175,300 (+41.3%)	$80,000 → $89,700 (+12.1%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $765 (-2.5%)	—

Boyden

Population

872702

Median household income

$67,361$81,354

Median home value

$124,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$785$765

Matlock

Population

107140

Median household income

$73,750$81,771

Median home value

$80,000$89,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyden	Matlock
Under 5	5.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.5%	2.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	2.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	37.1%
65 to 74	4.1%	14.3%
75 and over	10.0%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyden	Matlock
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	96.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyden	Matlock
No high school diploma	3.9%	3.7%
High school graduate	34.6%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyden	Matlock
Drove alone	78.7%	74.4%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	14.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyden	Matlock
1-unit, detached	86.3%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Boyden	Matlock
Poverty rate	11.5%	1.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1965	1943