Kalona vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Kalona and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Washington has the higher population (7,314 vs 2,679 in Kalona). Kalona has the higher median household income ($72,766 vs $56,536 in Washington). Kalona has the higher median home value ($221,300 vs $144,500 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Kalona	Washington
Population	2,679	7,314
Median age	41.0 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,766	$56,536
Median home value	$221,300	$144,500
Median gross rent	$819	$927
Housing units	1,222	3,222
Homeownership rate	70.8%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalona	Washington
Population	2,520 → 2,679 (+6.3%)	7,313 → 7,314 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$58,446 → $72,766 (+24.5%)	$52,697 → $56,536 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$162,800 → $221,300 (+35.9%)	$116,900 → $144,500 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $819 (+8.8%)	$798 → $927 (+16.2%)

Kalona

Population

2,5202,679

Median household income

$58,446$72,766

Median home value

$162,800$221,300

Median gross rent

$753$819

Washington

Population

7,3137,314

Median household income

$52,697$56,536

Median home value

$116,900$144,500

Median gross rent

$798$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kalona	Washington
Under 5	8.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	15.7%	11.9%
75 and over	9.0%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalona	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalona	Washington
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.5%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalona	Washington
Drove alone	72.0%	76.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.8%
Public transit	1.4%	2.5%
Walked	5.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	7.8%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalona	Washington
1-unit, detached	61.6%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	13.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Kalona	Washington
Poverty rate	3.1%	15.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1978	1953