Corydon

Population: 1,566
Median household income: $48,988
Median home value: $88,800

Corydon, a community in Wayne County, Iowa, has 1,566 residents. At $48,988, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,118.

From 2019 to 2023, Corydon's population declined 3.8% from 1,628 to 1,566, while its median home value rose 12.8% from $78,700 to $88,800.

75.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,566
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $48,988
Median home value: $88,800
Median gross rent: $738
Housing units: 736
Homeownership rate: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6281,566

Median household income

$48,229$48,988

Median home value

$78,700$88,800

Median gross rent

$613$738

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,628	$48,229	$78,700	$613
2020	1,659	$46,316	$77,500	$614
2021	1,749	$51,375	$80,300	$684
2022	1,688	$52,500	$88,400	$713
2023	1,566	$48,988	$88,800	$738

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over13.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	98	6.3%
5 to 17	279	17.8%
18 to 24	85	5.4%
25 to 34	197	12.6%
35 to 44	188	12.0%
45 to 54	145	9.3%
55 to 64	207	13.2%
65 to 74	160	10.2%
75 and over	207	13.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,425	91.0%
Black or African American	24	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	7.2%
High school graduate	452	40.9%
Some college or associate's	365	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	144	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	63	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	519	86.5%
Carpooled	24	4.0%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	20	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	4.2%
Other means	10	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	394	68.5%
15 to 29 min	108	18.8%
30 to 44 min	43	7.5%
45 to 59 min	2	0.3%
60+ min	28	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 15.5% (226 of 1,460)

	Count	Share
Family households	329	50.1%
Nonfamily households	328	49.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	657	89.3%
Vacant	79	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	406	61.8%
Renter-occupied	251	38.2%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	558	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	134	18.2%
5 to 19 units	4	0.5%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	36	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1916635
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7579, -93.3176