Farnhamville vs Manson

A side-by-side comparison of Farnhamville and Manson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Manson has the higher population (1,653 vs 417 in Farnhamville). Manson has the higher median household income ($70,893 vs $55,000 in Farnhamville). Manson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $69,200 in Farnhamville).

Population, income & housing

	Farnhamville	Manson
Population	417	1,653
Median age	38.1 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$70,893
Median home value	$69,200	$118,800
Median gross rent	$754	$656
Housing units	191	889
Homeownership rate	74.7%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farnhamville	Manson
Population	410 → 417 (+1.7%)	1,867 → 1,653 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $55,000 (+17.9%)	$46,193 → $70,893 (+53.5%)
Median home value	$49,700 → $69,200 (+39.2%)	$92,200 → $118,800 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $754 (+37.6%)	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)

Farnhamville

Population

410417

Median household income

$46,667$55,000

Median home value

$49,700$69,200

Median gross rent

$548$754

Manson

Population

1,8671,653

Median household income

$46,193$70,893

Median home value

$92,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$579$656

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farnhamville	Manson
Under 5	4.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	27.1%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	15.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.9%
55 to 64	7.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.4%
75 and over	7.7%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farnhamville	Manson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	96.3%
Black or African American	6.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farnhamville	Manson
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	29.9%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	57.2%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farnhamville	Manson
Drove alone	81.8%	85.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.6%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farnhamville	Manson
1-unit, detached	88.0%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Farnhamville	Manson
Poverty rate	17.2%	6.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	32	20
Median year structure built	1956	1968