Linn Grove vs Truesdale

A side-by-side comparison of Linn Grove and Truesdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Linn Grove has the higher population (165 vs 146 in Truesdale). Linn Grove has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $63,125 in Truesdale). Linn Grove has the higher median home value ($57,500 vs $32,500 in Truesdale).

Population, income & housing

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
Population	165	146
Median age	39.5 yrs	4.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$63,125
Median home value	$57,500	$32,500
Median gross rent	$695	$1,111
Housing units	70	50
Homeownership rate	83.9%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
Population	189 → 165 (-12.7%)	93 → 146 (+57.0%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $67,500 (+29.6%)	$42,500 → $63,125 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$49,300 → $57,500 (+16.6%)	$50,000 → $32,500 (-35.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $695 (+3.0%)	$620 → $1,111 (+79.2%)

Linn Grove

Population

189165

Median household income

$52,083$67,500

Median home value

$49,300$57,500

Median gross rent

$675$695

Truesdale

Population

93146

Median household income

$42,500$63,125

Median home value

$50,000$32,500

Median gross rent

$620$1,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
Under 5	2.4%	54.1%
5 to 17	31.5%	2.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	1.4%
25 to 34	1.8%	17.8%
35 to 44	18.2%	3.4%
45 to 54	4.8%	4.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	18.2%	4.8%
75 and over	3.6%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	32.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	67.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
No high school diploma	18.0%	9.7%
High school graduate	36.0%	64.5%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
Drove alone	67.8%	92.2%
Carpooled	25.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Linn Grove	Truesdale
Poverty rate	12.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1938	1952