Bolan vs Grafton

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

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

Grafton has the higher population (233 vs 0 in Bolan). Since 2019, Grafton's population has grown faster (+3.6% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bolan	Grafton
Population	0	233
Median age	—	51.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,188
Median home value	—	$94,600
Median gross rent	—	$655
Housing units	0	136
Homeownership rate	—	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	14.4%
Unemployment rate	—	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolan	Grafton
Population	7 → 0 (-100.0%)	225 → 233 (+3.6%)
Median household income	—	$60,781 → $52,188 (-14.1%)
Median home value	—	$81,100 → $94,600 (+16.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$488 → $655 (+34.2%)

Bolan

Population

Grafton

Population

225233

Median household income

$60,781$52,188

Median home value

$81,100$94,600

Median gross rent

$488$655

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolan	Grafton
Under 5	—	5.6%
5 to 17	—	9.9%
18 to 24	—	4.3%
25 to 34	—	12.4%
35 to 44	—	5.6%
45 to 54	—	14.2%
55 to 64	—	24.9%
65 to 74	—	18.5%
75 and over	—	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolan	Grafton
White (non-Hispanic)	—	95.7%
Black or African American	—	0.9%
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	—	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolan	Grafton
No high school diploma	—	12.8%
High school graduate	—	33.7%
Some college or associate's	—	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	—	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	—	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolan	Grafton
Drove alone	—	78.9%
Carpooled	—	6.1%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	3.4%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	11.6%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolan	Grafton
1-unit, detached	—	88.2%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.7%
5 to 19 units	—	11.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bolan	Grafton
Poverty rate	—	11.6%
Average household size	—	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1938