Anthon vs Sloan

A side-by-side comparison of Anthon and Sloan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sloan has the higher population (884 vs 488 in Anthon). Sloan has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $52,500 in Anthon). Sloan has the higher median home value ($191,400 vs $94,800 in Anthon).

Population, income & housing

	Anthon	Sloan
Population	488	884
Median age	46.0 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$73,750
Median home value	$94,800	$191,400
Median gross rent	$1,035	$872
Housing units	305	378
Homeownership rate	82.8%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anthon	Sloan
Population	649 → 488 (-24.8%)	1,215 → 884 (-27.2%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $52,500 (-4.5%)	$64,375 → $73,750 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $94,800 (+20.9%)	$135,400 → $191,400 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $1,035 (+43.6%)	$810 → $872 (+7.7%)

Anthon

Population

649488

Median household income

$55,000$52,500

Median home value

$78,400$94,800

Median gross rent

$721$1,035

Sloan

Population

1,215884

Median household income

$64,375$73,750

Median home value

$135,400$191,400

Median gross rent

$810$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anthon	Sloan
Under 5	6.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	9.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	8.0%
35 to 44	7.4%	6.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	21.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.1%
75 and over	10.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anthon	Sloan
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anthon	Sloan
No high school diploma	4.7%	1.8%
High school graduate	37.8%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anthon	Sloan
Drove alone	76.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.5%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anthon	Sloan
1-unit, detached	95.4%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Anthon	Sloan
Poverty rate	16.0%	12.6%
Average household size	2.10	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1944	1967