Coalville vs Otho

A side-by-side comparison of Coalville and Otho: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coalville has the higher population (652 vs 397 in Otho). Coalville has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $42,083 in Otho). Coalville has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $85,600 in Otho).

Population, income & housing

	Coalville	Otho
Population	652	397
Median age	36.8 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$42,083
Median home value	$165,300	$85,600
Median gross rent	—	$658
Housing units	294	236
Homeownership rate	93.1%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coalville	Otho
Population	722 → 652 (-9.7%)	442 → 397 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$50,125 → $68,750 (+37.2%)	$44,861 → $42,083 (-6.2%)
Median home value	$131,000 → $165,300 (+26.2%)	$73,500 → $85,600 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$541 → $658 (+21.6%)

Coalville

Population

722652

Median household income

$50,125$68,750

Median home value

$131,000$165,300

Otho

Population

442397

Median household income

$44,861$42,083

Median home value

$73,500$85,600

Median gross rent

$541$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coalville	Otho
Under 5	16.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	10.6%
18 to 24	0.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	7.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	6.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	19.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	13.9%
75 and over	5.5%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coalville	Otho
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
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	2.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coalville	Otho
No high school diploma	7.1%	8.6%
High school graduate	36.4%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coalville	Otho
Drove alone	91.4%	83.7%
Carpooled	1.6%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coalville	Otho
1-unit, detached	82.7%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Coalville	Otho
Poverty rate	6.7%	15.4%
Average household size	2.80	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1964	1962