Garnavillo vs McGregor

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

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

Garnavillo has the higher population (815 vs 686 in McGregor). Garnavillo has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $58,750 in McGregor). McGregor has the higher median home value ($141,900 vs $117,200 in Garnavillo).

Population, income & housing

	Garnavillo	McGregor
Population	815	686
Median age	38.8 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$58,750
Median home value	$117,200	$141,900
Median gross rent	$920	$618
Housing units	380	410
Homeownership rate	82.5%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garnavillo	McGregor
Population	826 → 815 (-1.3%)	861 → 686 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$53,295 → $81,250 (+52.5%)	$41,389 → $58,750 (+41.9%)
Median home value	$89,700 → $117,200 (+30.7%)	$116,300 → $141,900 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $920 (+48.6%)	$517 → $618 (+19.5%)

Garnavillo

Population

826815

Median household income

$53,295$81,250

Median home value

$89,700$117,200

Median gross rent

$619$920

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)

	Garnavillo	McGregor
Under 5	8.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	8.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	7.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	15.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.0%
75 and over	14.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garnavillo	McGregor
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	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	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garnavillo	McGregor
No high school diploma	4.4%	14.0%
High school graduate	45.7%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garnavillo	McGregor
Drove alone	80.3%	84.3%
Carpooled	2.4%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	8.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garnavillo	McGregor
1-unit, detached	83.4%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	15.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Garnavillo	McGregor
Poverty rate	11.3%	14.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1959	1956