Garrison vs Watkins

A side-by-side comparison of Garrison and Watkins: population, income, housing, and more.

Garrison and Watkins are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Garrison has the higher population (292 vs 47 in Watkins). Garrison has the higher median home value ($65,000 vs $53,500 in Watkins). Since 2019, Garrison's population has grown faster (-20.7% vs -39.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Watkins
Population	292	47
Median age	40.3 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,083	—
Median home value	$65,000	$53,500
Median gross rent	$830	—
Housing units	127	27
Homeownership rate	73.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Watkins
Population	368 → 292 (-20.7%)	78 → 47 (-39.7%)
Median household income	$41,705 → $57,083 (+36.9%)	$43,542 → $34,792 (-20.1%)
Median home value	$51,000 → $65,000 (+27.5%)	$81,900 → $53,500 (-34.7%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $830 (+28.5%)	—

Garrison

Population

368292

Median household income

$41,705$57,083

Median home value

$51,000$65,000

Median gross rent

$646$830

Watkins

Population

7847

Median household income

$43,542$34,792

Median home value

$81,900$53,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Watkins
Under 5	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	25.5%
18 to 24	5.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.5%	31.9%
35 to 44	6.8%	21.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.1%	21.3%
75 and over	8.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Watkins
No high school diploma	11.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.8%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	57.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Watkins
Drove alone	87.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Watkins
1-unit, detached	90.6%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Watkins
Poverty rate	17.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.58	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1938	1944