Dunkerton vs La Porte City

A side-by-side comparison of Dunkerton and La Porte City: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunkerton and La Porte City are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Porte City has the higher population (2,170 vs 799 in Dunkerton). Dunkerton has the higher median household income ($82,969 vs $62,750 in La Porte City). Dunkerton has the higher median home value ($191,900 vs $146,900 in La Porte City).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
Population	799	2,170
Median age	38.1 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,969	$62,750
Median home value	$191,900	$146,900
Median gross rent	$703	$802
Housing units	337	976
Homeownership rate	80.1%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
Population	845 → 799 (-5.4%)	2,743 → 2,170 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$67,321 → $82,969 (+23.2%)	$60,298 → $62,750 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$152,300 → $191,900 (+26.0%)	$120,100 → $146,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $703 (+16.0%)	$650 → $802 (+23.4%)

Dunkerton

Population

845799

Median household income

$67,321$82,969

Median home value

$152,300$191,900

Median gross rent

$606$703

La Porte City

Population

2,7432,170

Median household income

$60,298$62,750

Median home value

$120,100$146,900

Median gross rent

$650$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
Under 5	6.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.7%	22.4%
18 to 24	11.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	8.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.4%
75 and over	7.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
No high school diploma	2.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	33.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
Drove alone	81.8%	84.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	6.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
1-unit, detached	86.4%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Dunkerton	La Porte City
Poverty rate	6.0%	11.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1976	1960