Manson vs Pomeroy

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

Manson and Pomeroy 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 568 in Pomeroy). Manson has the higher median household income ($70,893 vs $55,069 in Pomeroy). Manson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $70,600 in Pomeroy).

Population, income & housing

	Manson	Pomeroy
Population	1,653	568
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,893	$55,069
Median home value	$118,800	$70,600
Median gross rent	$656	$681
Housing units	889	341
Homeownership rate	77.2%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manson	Pomeroy
Population	1,867 → 1,653 (-11.5%)	506 → 568 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$46,193 → $70,893 (+53.5%)	$43,750 → $55,069 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $118,800 (+28.9%)	$53,600 → $70,600 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$553 → $681 (+23.1%)

Manson

Population

1,8671,653

Median household income

$46,193$70,893

Median home value

$92,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$579$656

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)

	Manson	Pomeroy
Under 5	5.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.2%
75 and over	12.2%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manson	Pomeroy
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manson	Pomeroy
No high school diploma	3.8%	5.7%
High school graduate	28.5%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manson	Pomeroy
Drove alone	85.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	3.2%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manson	Pomeroy
1-unit, detached	78.2%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Manson	Pomeroy
Poverty rate	6.9%	13.2%
Average household size	2.11	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1968	1962