Casey vs Diamondhead Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Casey and Diamondhead Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Casey has the higher population (387 vs 283 in Diamondhead Lake). Diamondhead Lake has the higher median household income ($125,000 vs $51,250 in Casey). Diamondhead Lake has the higher median home value ($257,700 vs $90,000 in Casey).

Population, income & housing

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
Population	387	283
Median age	40.9 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$125,000
Median home value	$90,000	$257,700
Median gross rent	$844	—
Housing units	169	274
Homeownership rate	77.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
Population	385 → 387 (+0.5%)	312 → 283 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$38,906 → $51,250 (+31.7%)	$88,664 → $125,000 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $90,000 (+44.0%)	$225,000 → $257,700 (+14.5%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $844 (+14.4%)	—

Casey

Population

385387

Median household income

$38,906$51,250

Median home value

$62,500$90,000

Median gross rent

$738$844

Diamondhead Lake

Population

312283

Median household income

$88,664$125,000

Median home value

$225,000$257,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
Under 5	0.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	22.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	13.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.1%	58.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	3.9%
75 and over	10.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	86.6%
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	3.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
No high school diploma	7.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.9%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
Drove alone	74.9%	92.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	7.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
1-unit, detached	89.9%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Casey	Diamondhead Lake
Poverty rate	28.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	27	42
Median year structure built	1938	1982