Anita vs Massena

A side-by-side comparison of Anita and Massena: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Anita has the higher population (1,060 vs 410 in Massena). Anita has the higher median household income ($65,375 vs $61,250 in Massena). Anita has the higher median home value ($114,500 vs $96,900 in Massena).

Population, income & housing

	Anita	Massena
Population	1,060	410
Median age	47.9 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,375	$61,250
Median home value	$114,500	$96,900
Median gross rent	$717	$584
Housing units	518	186
Homeownership rate	87.1%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anita	Massena
Population	1,185 → 1,060 (-10.5%)	314 → 410 (+30.6%)
Median household income	$44,375 → $65,375 (+47.3%)	$52,500 → $61,250 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $114,500 (+70.9%)	$76,900 → $96,900 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $717 (-4.7%)	$486 → $584 (+20.2%)

Anita

Population

1,1851,060

Median household income

$44,375$65,375

Median home value

$67,000$114,500

Median gross rent

$752$717

Massena

Population

314410

Median household income

$52,500$61,250

Median home value

$76,900$96,900

Median gross rent

$486$584

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anita	Massena
Under 5	2.6%	9.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	11.7%
25 to 34	2.5%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.4%	3.7%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.7%
75 and over	12.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anita	Massena
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anita	Massena
No high school diploma	5.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	46.0%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anita	Massena
Drove alone	78.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	7.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.3%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anita	Massena
1-unit, detached	90.3%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Anita	Massena
Poverty rate	17.7%	9.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1943	1964