Bolan vs Fertile

A side-by-side comparison of Bolan and Fertile: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fertile has the higher population (272 vs 0 in Bolan). Since 2019, Fertile's population has grown faster (-7.2% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bolan	Fertile
Population	0	272
Median age	—	59.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,432
Median home value	—	$150,000
Median gross rent	—	$869
Housing units	0	186
Homeownership rate	—	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	16.2%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolan	Fertile
Population	7 → 0 (-100.0%)	293 → 272 (-7.2%)
Median household income	—	$49,375 → $64,432 (+30.5%)
Median home value	—	$83,800 → $150,000 (+79.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $869 (+51.1%)

Bolan

Population

Fertile

Population

293272

Median household income

$49,375$64,432

Median home value

$83,800$150,000

Median gross rent

$575$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolan	Fertile
Under 5	—	1.5%
5 to 17	—	8.5%
18 to 24	—	1.5%
25 to 34	—	9.2%
35 to 44	—	8.8%
45 to 54	—	8.1%
55 to 64	—	26.5%
65 to 74	—	7.7%
75 and over	—	28.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolan	Fertile
White (non-Hispanic)	—	98.5%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolan	Fertile
No high school diploma	—	4.1%
High school graduate	—	41.5%
Some college or associate's	—	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	—	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	—	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolan	Fertile
Drove alone	—	78.2%
Carpooled	—	9.9%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	10.6%
Other means	—	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolan	Fertile
1-unit, detached	—	96.2%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	2.2%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Bolan	Fertile
Poverty rate	—	4.8%
Average household size	—	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	—	1950