Farnhamville vs Somers

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

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

Farnhamville has the higher population (417 vs 154 in Somers). Farnhamville has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $49,464 in Somers). Somers has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $69,200 in Farnhamville).

Population, income & housing

	Farnhamville	Somers
Population	417	154
Median age	38.1 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$49,464
Median home value	$69,200	$77,500
Median gross rent	$754	$765
Housing units	191	59
Homeownership rate	74.7%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farnhamville	Somers
Population	410 → 417 (+1.7%)	101 → 154 (+52.5%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $55,000 (+17.9%)	$54,167 → $49,464 (-8.7%)
Median home value	$49,700 → $69,200 (+39.2%)	$45,500 → $77,500 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $754 (+37.6%)	$731 → $765 (+4.7%)

Farnhamville

Population

410417

Median household income

$46,667$55,000

Median home value

$49,700$69,200

Median gross rent

$548$754

Somers

Population

101154

Median household income

$54,167$49,464

Median home value

$45,500$77,500

Median gross rent

$731$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farnhamville	Somers
Under 5	4.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	27.1%	26.0%
18 to 24	5.0%	13.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	5.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	16.9%
55 to 64	7.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	5.8%
75 and over	7.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farnhamville	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	80.5%
Black or African American	6.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farnhamville	Somers
No high school diploma	2.7%	8.2%
High school graduate	29.9%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	57.2%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farnhamville	Somers
Drove alone	81.8%	69.5%
Carpooled	4.4%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	16.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farnhamville	Somers
1-unit, detached	88.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Farnhamville	Somers
Poverty rate	17.2%	40.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1956	1970