Panora vs Stuart

A side-by-side comparison of Panora and Stuart: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stuart has the higher population (1,642 vs 1,520 in Panora). Panora has the higher median household income ($65,500 vs $62,500 in Stuart). Panora has the higher median home value ($164,500 vs $152,300 in Stuart).

Population, income & housing

	Panora	Stuart
Population	1,520	1,642
Median age	37.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,500	$62,500
Median home value	$164,500	$152,300
Median gross rent	$965	$768
Housing units	680	745
Homeownership rate	73.5%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Panora	Stuart
Population	1,228 → 1,520 (+23.8%)	1,573 → 1,642 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$56,974 → $65,500 (+15.0%)	$49,605 → $62,500 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$118,200 → $164,500 (+39.2%)	$96,000 → $152,300 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $965 (+16.0%)	$617 → $768 (+24.5%)

Panora

Population

1,2281,520

Median household income

$56,974$65,500

Median home value

$118,200$164,500

Median gross rent

$832$965

Stuart

Population

1,5731,642

Median household income

$49,605$62,500

Median home value

$96,000$152,300

Median gross rent

$617$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Panora	Stuart
Under 5	8.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	17.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	7.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.2%
75 and over	9.0%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Panora	Stuart
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	83.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Panora	Stuart
No high school diploma	5.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Panora	Stuart
Drove alone	65.0%	69.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.1%
Worked from home	19.3%	12.0%
Other means	1.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Panora	Stuart
1-unit, detached	82.8%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Panora	Stuart
Poverty rate	9.4%	17.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1956	1972