Athelstan vs Sharpsburg

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

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

Sharpsburg has the higher population (79 vs 0 in Athelstan). Since 2019, Sharpsburg's population has grown faster (-35.8% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
Population	0	79
Median age	—	53.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,964
Median home value	—	$96,700
Housing units	0	45
Homeownership rate	—	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	2.8%
Unemployment rate	—	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
Population	4 → 0 (-100.0%)	123 → 79 (-35.8%)
Median household income	—	$48,281 → $46,964 (-2.7%)
Median home value	—	$37,500 → $96,700 (+157.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$741 → $1,042 (+40.6%)

Athelstan

Population

Sharpsburg

Population

12379

Median household income

$48,281$46,964

Median home value

$37,500$96,700

Median gross rent

$741$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
Under 5	—	6.3%
5 to 17	—	3.8%
18 to 24	—	0.0%
25 to 34	—	20.3%
35 to 44	—	6.3%
45 to 54	—	38.0%
55 to 64	—	12.7%
65 to 74	—	1.3%
75 and over	—	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	—	97.5%
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	—	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
No high school diploma	—	2.8%
High school graduate	—	52.1%
Some college or associate's	—	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	—	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	—	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
Drove alone	—	59.0%
Carpooled	—	41.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
1-unit, detached	—	93.3%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Athelstan	Sharpsburg
Poverty rate	—	3.8%
Average household size	—	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1938