Grafton vs Kensett

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

Grafton 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 233 in Grafton). Grafton has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $40,278 in Kensett). Grafton has the higher median home value ($94,600 vs $64,000 in Kensett).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Kensett
Population	233	241
Median age	51.2 yrs	56.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,188	$40,278
Median home value	$94,600	$64,000
Median gross rent	$655	$629
Housing units	136	155
Homeownership rate	67.9%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Kensett
Population	225 → 233 (+3.6%)	279 → 241 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$60,781 → $52,188 (-14.1%)	$35,000 → $40,278 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$81,100 → $94,600 (+16.6%)	$70,500 → $64,000 (-9.2%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $655 (+34.2%)	$555 → $629 (+13.3%)

Grafton

Population

225233

Median household income

$60,781$52,188

Median home value

$81,100$94,600

Median gross rent

$488$655

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)

	Grafton	Kensett
Under 5	5.6%	1.2%
5 to 17	9.9%	9.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	5.8%
35 to 44	5.6%	6.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	24.9%	29.5%
65 to 74	18.5%	17.8%
75 and over	4.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Kensett
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Kensett
No high school diploma	12.8%	5.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Kensett
Drove alone	78.9%	82.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Kensett
1-unit, detached	88.2%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Kensett
Poverty rate	11.6%	9.5%
Average household size	1.78	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938