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Wayland, Iowa

Wayland city, Iowa · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleGrowingHenry County · 1.1 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025WaylandPeer medianPctileSource
Population1,1911,18745
Population change (10 yr)12.1%0.2%50
Median household income$70,774$70,38545
Poverty rate9.0%10.3%36
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%19.7%27
Housing unit change (10 yr)-1.4%-2.1%50
Median owner-occupied home value$135,500$181,2009
Median gross rent$814$91836
Housing vacancy rate7.0%8.8%36
Worked from home1.9%7.2%0
Population, 2010–2024
WaylandPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
WaylandPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+23.0%+7.2%+28.3%
Housing units+12.6%-4.5%+20.3%
Median household income+27.8%+35.2%+73.9%
Median owner-occupied home value+3.0%+52.6%+65.2%
Median gross rent+25.0%+71.4%+40.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher+15.6%-2.4%+76.7%
Worked from home+24.1%-19.5%+92.5%
Poverty rate-11.5%-32.7%-86.7%
Establishment density · Henry County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars14.5US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail2.0US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services8.5US 8.1above US rate
Professional & technical services16.5US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care20.5US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation5.0US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation4.0US 2.1above US rate
Construction18.0US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Windsor, NY921,128$72,79421.9%
Rio, WI921,141$67,83319.7%
Jamestown, IN911,107$71,04819.8%
Osceola Mills, PA891,325$67,65619.5%
Houston, PA881,313$64,77318.3%
Killen, AL881,150$69,72220.1%
Elbridge, NY871,224$64,46220.9%
Boulder, MT871,284+0.2%$72,50022.1%
Slaughter, LA871,250$72,43816.7%
Dibble, OK861,045$71,47115.8%