Knierim vs Somers

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

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

Somers has the higher population (154 vs 83 in Knierim). Knierim has the higher median household income ($85,313 vs $49,464 in Somers). Since 2019, Knierim's population has grown faster (+84.4% vs +52.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Knierim	Somers
Population	83	154
Median age	49.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$85,313	$49,464
Median home value	—	$77,500
Median gross rent	—	$765
Housing units	40	59
Homeownership rate	83.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.1%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knierim	Somers
Population	45 → 83 (+84.4%)	101 → 154 (+52.5%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $85,313 (+78.0%)	$54,167 → $49,464 (-8.7%)
Median home value	$42,500 → $71,300 (+67.8%)	$45,500 → $77,500 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $765 (+4.7%)

Knierim

Population

4583

Median household income

$47,917$85,313

Median home value

$42,500$71,300

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)

	Knierim	Somers
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	27.7%	26.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	13.0%
25 to 34	3.6%	3.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	5.8%
45 to 54	22.9%	16.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	16.9%	5.8%
75 and over	3.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knierim	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knierim	Somers
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	27.3%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knierim	Somers
Drove alone	84.0%	69.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knierim	Somers
1-unit, detached	100.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Knierim	Somers
Poverty rate	8.4%	40.9%
Average household size	2.68	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1938	1970