Hamburg vs Thurman

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

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

Hamburg has the higher population (1,034 vs 197 in Thurman). Thurman has the higher median household income ($88,500 vs $57,727 in Hamburg). Hamburg has the higher median home value ($107,300 vs $103,100 in Thurman).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	Thurman
Population	1,034	197
Median age	41.9 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,727	$88,500
Median home value	$107,300	$103,100
Median gross rent	$717	$1,322
Housing units	596	60
Homeownership rate	76.9%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	Thurman
Population	1,214 → 1,034 (-14.8%)	137 → 197 (+43.8%)
Median household income	$40,980 → $57,727 (+40.9%)	$51,250 → $88,500 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $107,300 (+61.6%)	$80,000 → $103,100 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $717 (+23.0%)	$733 → $1,322 (+80.4%)

Hamburg

Population

1,2141,034

Median household income

$40,980$57,727

Median home value

$66,400$107,300

Median gross rent

$583$717

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)

	Hamburg	Thurman
Under 5	1.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	29.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	4.6%
45 to 54	10.4%	23.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	19.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	5.6%
75 and over	11.1%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	Thurman
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	Thurman
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.7%
High school graduate	40.9%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	Thurman
Drove alone	81.8%	83.0%
Carpooled	13.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	Thurman
1-unit, detached	91.8%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	Thurman
Poverty rate	8.5%	6.6%
Average household size	2.14	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1946	1970