Edgewood vs McGregor

A side-by-side comparison of Edgewood and McGregor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edgewood has the higher population (787 vs 686 in McGregor). McGregor has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $56,875 in Edgewood). Edgewood has the higher median home value ($167,000 vs $141,900 in McGregor).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewood	McGregor
Population	787	686
Median age	54.0 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$58,750
Median home value	$167,000	$141,900
Median gross rent	$975	$618
Housing units	418	410
Homeownership rate	67.9%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewood	McGregor
Population	622 → 787 (+26.5%)	861 → 686 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $56,875 (+6.6%)	$41,389 → $58,750 (+41.9%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $167,000 (+53.2%)	$116,300 → $141,900 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $975 (+95.0%)	$517 → $618 (+19.5%)

Edgewood

Population

622787

Median household income

$53,333$56,875

Median home value

$109,000$167,000

Median gross rent

$500$975

McGregor

Population

861686

Median household income

$41,389$58,750

Median home value

$116,300$141,900

Median gross rent

$517$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgewood	McGregor
Under 5	4.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	7.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	14.4%	0.7%
25 to 34	7.1%	8.3%
35 to 44	5.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.9%
65 to 74	16.8%	14.0%
75 and over	20.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewood	McGregor
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewood	McGregor
No high school diploma	5.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	56.8%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewood	McGregor
Drove alone	76.2%	84.3%
Carpooled	1.8%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	4.2%
Other means	2.1%	8.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewood	McGregor
1-unit, detached	67.9%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	15.9%
20 or more units	8.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Edgewood	McGregor
Poverty rate	7.4%	14.5%
Average household size	1.92	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1980	1956