Pomeroy vs Somers

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

Pomeroy and Somers 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 154 in Somers). Pomeroy has the higher median household income ($55,069 vs $49,464 in Somers). Somers has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $70,600 in Pomeroy).

Population, income & housing

	Pomeroy	Somers
Population	568	154
Median age	41.6 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,069	$49,464
Median home value	$70,600	$77,500
Median gross rent	$681	$765
Housing units	341	59
Homeownership rate	85.2%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pomeroy	Somers
Population	506 → 568 (+12.3%)	101 → 154 (+52.5%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $55,069 (+25.9%)	$54,167 → $49,464 (-8.7%)
Median home value	$53,600 → $70,600 (+31.7%)	$45,500 → $77,500 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $681 (+23.1%)	$731 → $765 (+4.7%)

Pomeroy

Population

506568

Median household income

$43,750$55,069

Median home value

$53,600$70,600

Median gross rent

$553$681

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)

	Pomeroy	Somers
Under 5	7.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	26.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	13.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	3.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	5.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	16.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	5.8%
75 and over	13.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pomeroy	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	16.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pomeroy	Somers
No high school diploma	5.7%	8.2%
High school graduate	41.1%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pomeroy	Somers
Drove alone	76.3%	69.5%
Carpooled	12.1%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pomeroy	Somers
1-unit, detached	85.9%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Pomeroy	Somers
Poverty rate	13.2%	40.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1962	1970