Ireton vs Matlock

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

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

Ireton has the higher population (613 vs 140 in Matlock). Matlock has the higher median household income ($81,771 vs $62,917 in Ireton). Ireton has the higher median home value ($134,500 vs $89,700 in Matlock).

Population, income & housing

	Ireton	Matlock
Population	613	140
Median age	39.8 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$81,771
Median home value	$134,500	$89,700
Median gross rent	$1,100	—
Housing units	260	64
Homeownership rate	86.3%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ireton	Matlock
Population	749 → 613 (-18.2%)	107 → 140 (+30.8%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $62,917 (-5.9%)	$73,750 → $81,771 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$98,500 → $134,500 (+36.5%)	$80,000 → $89,700 (+12.1%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $1,100 (+32.7%)	—

Ireton

Population

749613

Median household income

$66,875$62,917

Median home value

$98,500$134,500

Median gross rent

$829$1,100

Matlock

Population

107140

Median household income

$73,750$81,771

Median home value

$80,000$89,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ireton	Matlock
Under 5	12.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	2.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.8%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	2.1%
55 to 64	19.7%	37.1%
65 to 74	6.0%	14.3%
75 and over	10.1%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ireton	Matlock
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	5.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ireton	Matlock
No high school diploma	18.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	30.7%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ireton	Matlock
Drove alone	79.3%	74.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	14.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ireton	Matlock
1-unit, detached	91.2%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Ireton	Matlock
Poverty rate	24.5%	1.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1961	1943