Pomeroy vs Twin Lakes

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

Pomeroy and Twin Lakes 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 535 in Twin Lakes). Twin Lakes has the higher median household income ($120,699 vs $55,069 in Pomeroy). Twin Lakes has the higher median home value ($543,400 vs $70,600 in Pomeroy).

Population, income & housing

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
Population	568	535
Median age	41.6 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,069	$120,699
Median home value	$70,600	$543,400
Median gross rent	$681	—
Housing units	341	519
Homeownership rate	85.2%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	52.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
Population	506 → 568 (+12.3%)	235 → 535 (+127.7%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $55,069 (+25.9%)	$107,917 → $120,699 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$53,600 → $70,600 (+31.7%)	$362,500 → $543,400 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $681 (+23.1%)	—

Pomeroy

Population

506568

Median household income

$43,750$55,069

Median home value

$53,600$70,600

Median gross rent

$553$681

Twin Lakes

Population

235535

Median household income

$107,917$120,699

Median home value

$362,500$543,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
Under 5	7.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	4.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	3.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	28.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	24.7%
75 and over	13.2%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
No high school diploma	5.7%	1.7%
High school graduate	41.1%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
Drove alone	76.3%	93.8%
Carpooled	12.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
1-unit, detached	85.9%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	22.7%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Pomeroy	Twin Lakes
Poverty rate	13.2%	3.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1962	1980