Gruver vs Ringsted

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

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

Ringsted has the higher population (361 vs 34 in Gruver). Ringsted has the higher median household income ($63,250 vs $56,458 in Gruver). Gruver has the higher median home value ($71,400 vs $43,900 in Ringsted).

Population, income & housing

	Gruver	Ringsted
Population	34	361
Median age	58.5 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,458	$63,250
Median home value	$71,400	$43,900
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	26	209
Homeownership rate	95.2%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gruver	Ringsted
Population	61 → 34 (-44.3%)	499 → 361 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $56,458 (+36.9%)	$45,000 → $63,250 (+40.6%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $71,400 (-1.2%)	$33,900 → $43,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$525 → $675 (+28.6%)

Gruver

Population

6134

Median household income

$41,250$56,458

Median home value

$72,300$71,400

Ringsted

Population

499361

Median household income

$45,000$63,250

Median home value

$33,900$43,900

Median gross rent

$525$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gruver	Ringsted
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	17.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	44.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	2.9%	13.0%
75 and over	14.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gruver	Ringsted
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
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	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gruver	Ringsted
No high school diploma	13.3%	3.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gruver	Ringsted
Drove alone	70.0%	89.2%
Carpooled	15.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gruver	Ringsted
1-unit, detached	100.0%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Gruver	Ringsted
Poverty rate	5.9%	17.2%
Average household size	1.62	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1948	1943