New Virginia vs Sandyville

A side-by-side comparison of New Virginia and Sandyville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Virginia has the higher population (513 vs 43 in Sandyville). New Virginia has the higher median household income ($75,875 vs $46,250 in Sandyville). Since 2019, New Virginia's population has grown faster (+10.3% vs -50.6%).

Population, income & housing

	New Virginia	Sandyville
Population	513	43
Median age	31.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,875	$46,250
Median home value	$168,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,054	—
Housing units	185	14
Homeownership rate	72.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Virginia	Sandyville
Population	465 → 513 (+10.3%)	87 → 43 (-50.6%)
Median household income	$66,429 → $75,875 (+14.2%)	$65,781 → $46,250 (-29.7%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $168,100 (+50.5%)	$141,700 → $162,500 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,054 (+35.1%)	—

New Virginia

Population

465513

Median household income

$66,429$75,875

Median home value

$111,700$168,100

Median gross rent

$780$1,054

Sandyville

Population

8743

Median household income

$65,781$46,250

Median home value

$141,700$162,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Virginia	Sandyville
Under 5	7.4%	23.3%
5 to 17	25.9%	9.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	4.7%
35 to 44	21.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	4.5%	30.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	2.3%
75 and over	4.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Virginia	Sandyville
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Virginia	Sandyville
No high school diploma	1.4%	20.7%
High school graduate	36.6%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Virginia	Sandyville
Drove alone	73.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Virginia	Sandyville
1-unit, detached	75.7%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	New Virginia	Sandyville
Poverty rate	2.7%	16.3%
Average household size	2.90	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1960	1938