Epworth vs Peosta

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

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

Epworth has the higher population (1,991 vs 1,922 in Peosta). Peosta has the higher median household income ($120,375 vs $73,571 in Epworth). Peosta has the higher median home value ($304,600 vs $229,200 in Epworth).

Population, income & housing

	Epworth	Peosta
Population	1,991	1,922
Median age	32.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,571	$120,375
Median home value	$229,200	$304,600
Median gross rent	$924	$1,031
Housing units	745	717
Homeownership rate	83.2%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Epworth	Peosta
Population	1,967 → 1,991 (+1.2%)	1,910 → 1,922 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$70,238 → $73,571 (+4.7%)	$91,563 → $120,375 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$167,400 → $229,200 (+36.9%)	$231,600 → $304,600 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $924 (+31.3%)	$560 → $1,031 (+84.1%)

Epworth

Population

1,9671,991

Median household income

$70,238$73,571

Median home value

$167,400$229,200

Median gross rent

$704$924

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)

	Epworth	Peosta
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.7%	29.5%
18 to 24	12.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.8%	7.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	18.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	5.6%
75 and over	5.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Epworth	Peosta
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Epworth	Peosta
No high school diploma	3.6%	3.9%
High school graduate	36.7%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Epworth	Peosta
Drove alone	85.4%	77.2%
Carpooled	3.3%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.7%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Epworth	Peosta
1-unit, detached	83.6%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Epworth	Peosta
Poverty rate	3.9%	3.6%
Average household size	2.59	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1980	2006