Peosta vs Worthington

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

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

Peosta has the higher population (1,922 vs 401 in Worthington). Peosta has the higher median household income ($120,375 vs $81,875 in Worthington). Peosta has the higher median home value ($304,600 vs $150,500 in Worthington).

Population, income & housing

	Peosta	Worthington
Population	1,922	401
Median age	34.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$120,375	$81,875
Median home value	$304,600	$150,500
Median gross rent	$1,031	$575
Housing units	717	181
Homeownership rate	85.3%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peosta	Worthington
Population	1,910 → 1,922 (+0.6%)	449 → 401 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$91,563 → $120,375 (+31.5%)	$62,813 → $81,875 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$231,600 → $304,600 (+31.5%)	$118,400 → $150,500 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $1,031 (+84.1%)	$625 → $575 (-8.0%)

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

Worthington

Population

449401

Median household income

$62,813$81,875

Median home value

$118,400$150,500

Median gross rent

$625$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peosta	Worthington
Under 5	5.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	29.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	7.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	18.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	13.2%
75 and over	3.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peosta	Worthington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	99.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peosta	Worthington
No high school diploma	3.9%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.0%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peosta	Worthington
Drove alone	77.2%	87.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	7.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peosta	Worthington
1-unit, detached	82.1%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Peosta	Worthington
Poverty rate	3.6%	4.7%
Average household size	3.04	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	2006	1953