Oto vs Smithland

A side-by-side comparison of Oto and Smithland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Smithland has the higher population (148 vs 66 in Oto). Smithland has the higher median home value ($75,400 vs $50,600 in Oto). Since 2019, Smithland's population has grown faster (-26.0% vs -48.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Oto	Smithland
Population	66	148
Median age	46.5 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$83,000
Median home value	$50,600	$75,400
Median gross rent	—	$725
Housing units	49	93
Homeownership rate	87.9%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	28.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oto	Smithland
Population	129 → 66 (-48.8%)	200 → 148 (-26.0%)
Median household income	—	$44,063 → $83,000 (+88.4%)
Median home value	$28,800 → $50,600 (+75.7%)	$61,000 → $75,400 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $542 (-5.7%)	$763 → $725 (-5.0%)

Oto

Population

12966

Median home value

$28,800$50,600

Median gross rent

$575$542

Smithland

Population

200148

Median household income

$44,063$83,000

Median home value

$61,000$75,400

Median gross rent

$763$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oto	Smithland
Under 5	3.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	12.2%
18 to 24	22.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	3.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	21.2%	14.9%
75 and over	6.1%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oto	Smithland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	1.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oto	Smithland
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	37.5%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oto	Smithland
Drove alone	87.0%	79.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oto	Smithland
1-unit, detached	91.8%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Oto	Smithland
Poverty rate	25.8%	4.7%
Average household size	2.00	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1943	1951