Chillicothe vs Eddyville

A side-by-side comparison of Chillicothe and Eddyville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eddyville has the higher population (1,085 vs 50 in Chillicothe). Chillicothe has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $61,205 in Eddyville). Eddyville has the higher median home value ($107,300 vs $82,500 in Chillicothe).

Population, income & housing

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
Population	50	1,085
Median age	54.5 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$61,205
Median home value	$82,500	$107,300
Median gross rent	—	$887
Housing units	25	437
Homeownership rate	92.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	17.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
Population	97 → 50 (-48.5%)	1,226 → 1,085 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$53,929 → $68,750 (+27.5%)	$48,375 → $61,205 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $82,500 (+40.8%)	$91,500 → $107,300 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$926 → $887 (-4.2%)

Chillicothe

Population

9750

Median household income

$53,929$68,750

Median home value

$58,600$82,500

Eddyville

Population

1,2261,085

Median household income

$48,375$61,205

Median home value

$91,500$107,300

Median gross rent

$926$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	20.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	2.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	18.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	22.0%	8.8%
75 and over	10.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	94.4%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
No high school diploma	7.1%	1.9%
High school graduate	59.5%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
Drove alone	66.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	19.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
1-unit, detached	84.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Chillicothe	Eddyville
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.1%
Average household size	2.00	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1978	1968