Boyden

Population: 702
Median household income: $81,354
Median home value: $175,300

Located in Sioux County, Iowa, Boyden is a community with a population of 702. The median household income of $81,354 is in line with the Sioux County median ($84,736).

From 2019 to 2023, Boyden's population declined 19.5% from 872 to 702, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $124,100 to $175,300.

Owners occupy 83.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 702
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,354
Median home value: $175,300
Median gross rent: $765
Housing units: 291
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

872702

Median household income

$67,361$81,354

Median home value

$124,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$785$765

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	872	$67,361	$124,100	$785
2020	905	$65,000	$134,300	$803
2021	809	$74,063	$154,300	$820
2022	719	$81,250	$167,200	$743
2023	702	$81,354	$175,300	$765

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 744.1%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	5.3%
5 to 17	136	19.4%
18 to 24	67	9.5%
25 to 34	77	11.0%
35 to 44	88	12.5%
45 to 54	106	15.1%
55 to 64	92	13.1%
65 to 74	29	4.1%
75 and over	70	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	615	87.6%
Black or African American	7	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.7%
Two or more races	2	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	3.9%
High school graduate	160	34.6%
Some college or associate's	198	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	58	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	28	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	318	78.7%
Carpooled	46	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	5.9%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	163	42.9%
15 to 29 min	186	48.9%
30 to 44 min	22	5.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 11.5% (81 of 702)

	Count	Share
Family households	212	72.9%
Nonfamily households	79	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	291	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	243	83.5%
Renter-occupied	48	16.5%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	251	86.3%
1-unit, attached	6	2.1%
2 to 4 units	18	6.2%
5 to 19 units	16	5.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1907840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1891, -96.0032