Wilton

Population: 2,943
Median household income: $71,898
Median home value: $162,000

Wilton, a community in Muscatine County, Iowa, has 2,943 residents. At $71,898, its median household income sits in line with Muscatine County's $69,512.

From 2019 to 2023, Wilton's population grew 3.5% from 2,843 to 2,943, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $121,000 to $162,000.

The median resident is 42.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,943
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,898
Median home value: $162,000
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 1,362
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8432,943

Median household income

$52,538$71,898

Median home value

$121,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$687$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,843	$52,538	$121,000	$687
2020	2,845	$58,333	$120,800	$686
2021	2,916	$57,609	$122,000	$722
2022	2,939	$69,094	$141,500	$781
2023	2,943	$71,898	$162,000	$829

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	187	6.4%
5 to 17	404	13.7%
18 to 24	344	11.7%
25 to 34	328	11.1%
35 to 44	223	7.6%
45 to 54	366	12.4%
55 to 64	500	17.0%
65 to 74	353	12.0%
75 and over	238	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,636	89.6%
Black or African American	53	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's40.8%

Bachelor's degree29.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	0.8%
High school graduate	502	25.0%
Some college or associate's	820	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	587	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	82	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,404	86.2%
Carpooled	67	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	86	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	415	26.7%
15 to 29 min	669	43.0%
30 to 44 min	337	21.6%
45 to 59 min	102	6.6%
60+ min	34	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 7.0% (201 of 2,883)

	Count	Share
Family households	828	61.6%
Nonfamily households	516	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,344	98.7%
Vacant	18	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	972	72.3%
Renter-occupied	372	27.7%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,018	74.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.6%
2 to 4 units	41	3.0%
5 to 19 units	133	9.8%
20 or more units	26	1.9%
Mobile home & other	136	10.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1986070
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5891, -91.0255