Wallingford

Population: 174
Median household income: $69,167
Median home value: $73,300

Wallingford, a community in Emmet County, Iowa, has 174 residents. At $69,167, its median household income sits above Emmet County's $65,181.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wallingford's population declined 28.7% from 244 to 174, while its median home value fell 13.8% from $85,000 to $73,300.

87.0% of workers drive to work alone. 98.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 174
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,167
Median home value: $73,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 76
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

244174

Median household income

$58,750$69,167

Median home value

$85,000$73,300

Median gross rent

$650$617

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	244	$58,750	$85,000	$650
2020	220	$54,375	$80,000	$530
2021	228	$65,833	$79,200	$595
2022	167	$62,250	$84,200	$617
2023	174	$69,167	$73,300	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 4421.8%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	2.3%
5 to 17	30	17.2%
18 to 24	18	10.3%
25 to 34	7	4.0%
35 to 44	38	21.8%
45 to 54	13	7.5%
55 to 64	21	12.1%
65 to 74	31	17.8%
75 and over	12	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	122	70.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	19.7%
High school graduate	45	36.9%
Some college or associate's	38	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	14	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80	87.0%
Carpooled	7	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	34.8%
15 to 29 min	17	19.1%
30 to 44 min	31	34.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	10	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 1.7% (3 of 174)

	Count	Share
Family households	45	59.2%
Nonfamily households	31	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	76	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68	89.5%
Renter-occupied	8	10.5%

1-unit, detached98.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75	98.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1981975
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.3203, -94.7922