Leland vs Thompson

A side-by-side comparison of Leland and Thompson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thompson has the higher population (448 vs 214 in Leland). Leland has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $49,375 in Thompson). Thompson has the higher median home value ($99,600 vs $79,200 in Leland).

Population, income & housing

	Leland	Thompson
Population	214	448
Median age	37.9 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$49,375
Median home value	$79,200	$99,600
Median gross rent	$860	$696
Housing units	113	311
Homeownership rate	78.0%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leland	Thompson
Population	265 → 214 (-19.2%)	382 → 448 (+17.3%)
Median household income	$46,458 → $52,500 (+13.0%)	$44,500 → $49,375 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $79,200 (-9.5%)	$68,300 → $99,600 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $860 (+41.9%)	$689 → $696 (+1.0%)

Leland

Population

265214

Median household income

$46,458$52,500

Median home value

$87,500$79,200

Median gross rent

$606$860

Thompson

Population

382448

Median household income

$44,500$49,375

Median home value

$68,300$99,600

Median gross rent

$689$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leland	Thompson
Under 5	5.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.2%	9.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.0%	5.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	4.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	21.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	25.9%
75 and over	7.0%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leland	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leland	Thompson
No high school diploma	12.8%	11.7%
High school graduate	42.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leland	Thompson
Drove alone	89.6%	80.1%
Carpooled	1.0%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	8.0%
Other means	2.1%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leland	Thompson
1-unit, detached	85.0%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Leland	Thompson
Poverty rate	7.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.14	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1958	1958