Bolan vs Kensett

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

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

Kensett has the higher population (241 vs 0 in Bolan). Since 2019, Kensett's population has grown faster (-13.6% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bolan	Kensett
Population	0	241
Median age	—	56.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,278
Median home value	—	$64,000
Median gross rent	—	$629
Housing units	0	155
Homeownership rate	—	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	6.8%
Unemployment rate	—	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolan	Kensett
Population	7 → 0 (-100.0%)	279 → 241 (-13.6%)
Median household income	—	$35,000 → $40,278 (+15.1%)
Median home value	—	$70,500 → $64,000 (-9.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$555 → $629 (+13.3%)

Bolan

Population

Kensett

Population

279241

Median household income

$35,000$40,278

Median home value

$70,500$64,000

Median gross rent

$555$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolan	Kensett
Under 5	—	1.2%
5 to 17	—	9.1%
18 to 24	—	10.0%
25 to 34	—	5.8%
35 to 44	—	6.2%
45 to 54	—	12.0%
55 to 64	—	29.5%
65 to 74	—	17.8%
75 and over	—	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolan	Kensett
White (non-Hispanic)	—	91.7%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.4%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	—	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolan	Kensett
No high school diploma	—	5.7%
High school graduate	—	47.9%
Some college or associate's	—	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	—	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	—	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolan	Kensett
Drove alone	—	82.2%
Carpooled	—	5.4%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.8%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	11.6%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolan	Kensett
1-unit, detached	—	87.1%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	1.9%
5 to 19 units	—	1.3%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Bolan	Kensett
Poverty rate	—	9.5%
Average household size	—	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	—	1938