Estherville vs Gruver

A side-by-side comparison of Estherville and Gruver: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Estherville has the higher population (5,865 vs 34 in Gruver). Gruver has the higher median household income ($56,458 vs $54,624 in Estherville). Estherville has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $71,400 in Gruver).

Population, income & housing

	Estherville	Gruver
Population	5,865	34
Median age	40.5 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,624	$56,458
Median home value	$96,300	$71,400
Median gross rent	$739	—
Housing units	2,797	26
Homeownership rate	71.6%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Estherville	Gruver
Population	5,796 → 5,865 (+1.2%)	61 → 34 (-44.3%)
Median household income	$46,493 → $54,624 (+17.5%)	$41,250 → $56,458 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $96,300 (+13.8%)	$72,300 → $71,400 (-1.2%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $739 (+1.4%)	—

Estherville

Population

5,7965,865

Median household income

$46,493$54,624

Median home value

$84,600$96,300

Median gross rent

$729$739

Gruver

Population

6134

Median household income

$41,250$56,458

Median home value

$72,300$71,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Estherville	Gruver
Under 5	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.0%	11.8%
18 to 24	11.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	17.6%
55 to 64	14.6%	44.1%
65 to 74	12.5%	2.9%
75 and over	8.3%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Estherville	Gruver
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Estherville	Gruver
No high school diploma	16.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	33.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Estherville	Gruver
Drove alone	74.8%	70.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	15.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Estherville	Gruver
1-unit, detached	77.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Estherville	Gruver
Poverty rate	12.8%	5.9%
Average household size	2.16	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1956	1948