Athelstan vs Blockton

A side-by-side comparison of Athelstan and Blockton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blockton has the higher population (137 vs 0 in Athelstan). Since 2019, Blockton's population has grown faster (+3.0% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Athelstan	Blockton
Population	0	137
Median age	—	49.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$77,917
Median gross rent	—	$729
Housing units	0	99
Homeownership rate	—	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	11.7%
Unemployment rate	—	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athelstan	Blockton
Population	4 → 0 (-100.0%)	133 → 137 (+3.0%)
Median household income	—	$35,833 → $77,917 (+117.4%)
Median home value	—	$22,500 → $32,900 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$467 → $729 (+56.1%)

Athelstan

Population

Blockton

Population

133137

Median household income

$35,833$77,917

Median home value

$22,500$32,900

Median gross rent

$467$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athelstan	Blockton
Under 5	—	7.3%
5 to 17	—	13.9%
18 to 24	—	10.2%
25 to 34	—	8.8%
35 to 44	—	6.6%
45 to 54	—	24.1%
55 to 64	—	10.2%
65 to 74	—	13.1%
75 and over	—	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athelstan	Blockton
White (non-Hispanic)	—	90.5%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athelstan	Blockton
No high school diploma	—	4.3%
High school graduate	—	33.0%
Some college or associate's	—	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	—	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	—	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athelstan	Blockton
Drove alone	—	85.4%
Carpooled	—	11.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athelstan	Blockton
1-unit, detached	—	88.9%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	6.1%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Athelstan	Blockton
Poverty rate	—	3.6%
Average household size	—	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	—	1951