Manson vs Twin Lakes

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

Manson and Twin Lakes 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 535 in Twin Lakes). Twin Lakes has the higher median household income ($120,699 vs $70,893 in Manson). Twin Lakes has the higher median home value ($543,400 vs $118,800 in Manson).

Population, income & housing

	Manson	Twin Lakes
Population	1,653	535
Median age	40.6 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,893	$120,699
Median home value	$118,800	$543,400
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	889	519
Homeownership rate	77.2%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manson	Twin Lakes
Population	1,867 → 1,653 (-11.5%)	235 → 535 (+127.7%)
Median household income	$46,193 → $70,893 (+53.5%)	$107,917 → $120,699 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $118,800 (+28.9%)	$362,500 → $543,400 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	—

Manson

Population

1,8671,653

Median household income

$46,193$70,893

Median home value

$92,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$579$656

Twin Lakes

Population

235535

Median household income

$107,917$120,699

Median home value

$362,500$543,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manson	Twin Lakes
Under 5	5.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	4.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	3.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	28.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	24.7%
75 and over	12.2%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manson	Twin Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manson	Twin Lakes
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.7%
High school graduate	28.5%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manson	Twin Lakes
Drove alone	85.0%	93.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manson	Twin Lakes
1-unit, detached	78.2%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	22.7%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Manson	Twin Lakes
Poverty rate	6.9%	3.6%
Average household size	2.11	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1968	1980