Floyd County vs Hamilton County

A side-by-side comparison of Floyd County and Hamilton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Floyd County and Hamilton County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Floyd County has the higher population (15,502 vs 14,893 in Hamilton County). Hamilton County has the higher median household income ($71,750 vs $64,500 in Floyd County). Floyd County has the higher median home value ($133,300 vs $132,300 in Hamilton County).

Population, income & housing

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
Population	15,502	14,893
Median age	44.2 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,500	$71,750
Median home value	$133,300	$132,300
Median gross rent	$672	$853
Housing units	7,308	7,056
Homeownership rate	74.4%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
Population	15,786 → 15,502 (-1.8%)	14,997 → 14,893 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$50,406 → $64,500 (+28.0%)	$60,910 → $71,750 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$106,200 → $133,300 (+25.5%)	$106,100 → $132,300 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$539 → $672 (+24.7%)	$709 → $853 (+20.3%)

Floyd County

Population

15,78615,502

Median household income

$50,406$64,500

Median home value

$106,200$133,300

Median gross rent

$539$672

Hamilton County

Population

14,99714,893

Median household income

$60,910$71,750

Median home value

$106,100$132,300

Median gross rent

$709$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.6%
75 and over	9.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	84.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
No high school diploma	5.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	42.9%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
Drove alone	79.6%	83.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
1-unit, detached	83.2%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	7.5%
20 or more units	3.2%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Floyd County	Hamilton County
Poverty rate	11.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.30	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1960	1955