Castalia vs Jackson Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Castalia and Jackson Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Castalia has the higher population (142 vs 30 in Jackson Junction). Castalia has the higher median home value ($96,900 vs $92,500 in Jackson Junction). Since 2019, Castalia's population has grown faster (-12.9% vs -51.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
Population	142	30
Median age	59.3 yrs	66.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	—
Median home value	$96,900	$92,500
Housing units	82	17
Homeownership rate	93.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
Population	163 → 142 (-12.9%)	62 → 30 (-51.6%)
Median household income	$35,938 → $50,714 (+41.1%)	—
Median home value	$78,100 → $96,900 (+24.1%)	$308,300 → $92,500 (-70.0%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $731 (+17.7%)	—

Castalia

Population

163142

Median household income

$35,938$50,714

Median home value

$78,100$96,900

Median gross rent

$621$731

Jackson Junction

Population

6230

Median home value

$308,300$92,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.2%	6.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	3.3%
35 to 44	2.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	21.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	20.4%	40.0%
75 and over	16.2%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
No high school diploma	10.0%	28.0%
High school graduate	54.2%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
Drove alone	83.3%	61.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	38.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
1-unit, detached	81.7%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	35.3%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Jackson Junction
Poverty rate	8.5%	0.0%
Average household size	1.92	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1938	1985