Knierim vs Pomeroy

A side-by-side comparison of Knierim and Pomeroy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pomeroy has the higher population (568 vs 83 in Knierim). Knierim has the higher median household income ($85,313 vs $55,069 in Pomeroy). Since 2019, Knierim's population has grown faster (+84.4% vs +12.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Knierim	Pomeroy
Population	83	568
Median age	49.5 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,313	$55,069
Median home value	—	$70,600
Median gross rent	—	$681
Housing units	40	341
Homeownership rate	83.9%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.1%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knierim	Pomeroy
Population	45 → 83 (+84.4%)	506 → 568 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $85,313 (+78.0%)	$43,750 → $55,069 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$42,500 → $71,300 (+67.8%)	$53,600 → $70,600 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$553 → $681 (+23.1%)

Knierim

Population

4583

Median household income

$47,917$85,313

Median home value

$42,500$71,300

Pomeroy

Population

506568

Median household income

$43,750$55,069

Median home value

$53,600$70,600

Median gross rent

$553$681

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knierim	Pomeroy
Under 5	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	27.7%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	3.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	22.9%	7.2%
55 to 64	9.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	16.9%	13.2%
75 and over	3.6%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knierim	Pomeroy
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knierim	Pomeroy
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	27.3%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	29.1%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knierim	Pomeroy
Drove alone	84.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knierim	Pomeroy
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Knierim	Pomeroy
Poverty rate	8.4%	13.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1938	1962