Delmar vs Goose Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Delmar and Goose Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Delmar has the higher population (417 vs 309 in Goose Lake). Delmar has the higher median household income ($74,583 vs $70,625 in Goose Lake). Goose Lake has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $123,400 in Delmar).

Population, income & housing

	Delmar	Goose Lake
Population	417	309
Median age	39.9 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,583	$70,625
Median home value	$123,400	$125,000
Housing units	182	104
Homeownership rate	94.3%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delmar	Goose Lake
Population	514 → 417 (-18.9%)	207 → 309 (+49.3%)
Median household income	$64,464 → $74,583 (+15.7%)	$71,250 → $70,625 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $123,400 (+38.0%)	$132,500 → $125,000 (-5.7%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $900 (+7.7%)	—

Delmar

Population

514417

Median household income

$64,464$74,583

Median home value

$89,400$123,400

Median gross rent

$836$900

Goose Lake

Population

207309

Median household income

$71,250$70,625

Median home value

$132,500$125,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delmar	Goose Lake
Under 5	6.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	16.1%	33.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	21.7%
45 to 54	5.5%	5.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	5.5%
75 and over	7.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delmar	Goose Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	93.2%
Black or African American	4.1%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delmar	Goose Lake
No high school diploma	6.7%	23.7%
High school graduate	33.0%	12.4%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delmar	Goose Lake
Drove alone	82.8%	96.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delmar	Goose Lake
1-unit, detached	98.9%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Delmar	Goose Lake
Poverty rate	2.6%	20.6%
Average household size	2.37	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1950	1962