Asbury vs Peosta

A side-by-side comparison of Asbury and Peosta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Asbury has the higher population (5,949 vs 1,922 in Peosta). Asbury has the higher median household income ($130,071 vs $120,375 in Peosta). Asbury has the higher median home value ($312,400 vs $304,600 in Peosta).

Population, income & housing

	Asbury	Peosta
Population	5,949	1,922
Median age	37.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$130,071	$120,375
Median home value	$312,400	$304,600
Median gross rent	$1,379	$1,031
Housing units	2,146	717
Homeownership rate	92.3%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Asbury	Peosta
Population	5,557 → 5,949 (+7.1%)	1,910 → 1,922 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$100,871 → $130,071 (+28.9%)	$91,563 → $120,375 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$255,500 → $312,400 (+22.3%)	$231,600 → $304,600 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $1,379 (+80.0%)	$560 → $1,031 (+84.1%)

Asbury

Population

5,5575,949

Median household income

$100,871$130,071

Median home value

$255,500$312,400

Median gross rent

$766$1,379

Peosta

Population

1,9101,922

Median household income

$91,563$120,375

Median home value

$231,600$304,600

Median gross rent

$560$1,031

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Asbury	Peosta
Under 5	8.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	23.3%	29.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	7.2%
35 to 44	17.7%	18.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	5.6%
75 and over	5.4%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Asbury	Peosta
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	93.8%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Asbury	Peosta
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.9%
High school graduate	21.9%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	35.5%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Asbury	Peosta
Drove alone	87.6%	77.2%
Carpooled	2.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.8%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Asbury	Peosta
1-unit, detached	82.9%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Asbury	Peosta
Poverty rate	5.2%	3.6%
Average household size	2.88	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	2003	2006