Anderson vs Thurman

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson and Thurman: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thurman has the higher population (197 vs 28 in Anderson). Since 2019, Thurman's population has grown faster (+43.8% vs -34.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Thurman
Population	28	197
Median age	48.9 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$88,500
Median home value	—	$103,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,322
Housing units	24	60
Homeownership rate	100.0%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Thurman
Population	43 → 28 (-34.9%)	137 → 197 (+43.8%)
Median household income	—	$51,250 → $88,500 (+72.7%)
Median home value	—	$80,000 → $103,100 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$733 → $1,322 (+80.4%)

Anderson

Population

4328

Thurman

Population

137197

Median household income

$51,250$88,500

Median home value

$80,000$103,100

Median gross rent

$733$1,322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Thurman
Under 5	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	29.4%
18 to 24	28.6%	3.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	4.6%
45 to 54	25.0%	23.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	19.3%
65 to 74	46.4%	5.6%
75 and over	0.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Thurman
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Thurman
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.7%
High school graduate	35.0%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	65.0%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Thurman
Drove alone	100.0%	83.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Thurman
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Thurman
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.6%
Average household size	4.67	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	—	1970