Luzerne vs Watkins

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

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

Luzerne has the higher population (140 vs 47 in Watkins). Luzerne has the higher median home value ($59,000 vs $53,500 in Watkins). Since 2019, Luzerne's population has grown faster (-5.4% vs -39.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Luzerne	Watkins
Population	140	47
Median age	33.9 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,000	—
Median home value	$59,000	$53,500
Housing units	43	27
Homeownership rate	84.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luzerne	Watkins
Population	148 → 140 (-5.4%)	78 → 47 (-39.7%)
Median household income	$75,536 → $95,000 (+25.8%)	$43,542 → $34,792 (-20.1%)
Median home value	$141,700 → $59,000 (-58.4%)	$81,900 → $53,500 (-34.7%)

Luzerne

Population

148140

Median household income

$75,536$95,000

Median home value

$141,700$59,000

Watkins

Population

7847

Median household income

$43,542$34,792

Median home value

$81,900$53,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luzerne	Watkins
Under 5	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	25.5%
18 to 24	12.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.9%	31.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	21.3%
45 to 54	4.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	3.6%	21.3%
75 and over	10.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luzerne	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luzerne	Watkins
No high school diploma	7.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	57.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luzerne	Watkins
Drove alone	85.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luzerne	Watkins
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	Luzerne	Watkins
Poverty rate	10.7%	0.0%
Average household size	3.68	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1938	1944