Britt vs Garner

A side-by-side comparison of Britt and Garner: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garner has the higher population (3,062 vs 1,919 in Britt). Garner has the higher median household income ($68,964 vs $64,257 in Britt). Garner has the higher median home value ($162,100 vs $96,300 in Britt).

Population, income & housing

	Britt	Garner
Population	1,919	3,062
Median age	47.2 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,257	$68,964
Median home value	$96,300	$162,100
Median gross rent	$1,036	$791
Housing units	959	1,405
Homeownership rate	82.1%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Britt	Garner
Population	1,893 → 1,919 (+1.4%)	3,059 → 3,062 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $64,257 (+40.8%)	$69,831 → $68,964 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$79,600 → $96,300 (+21.0%)	$125,800 → $162,100 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,036 (+14.1%)	$683 → $791 (+15.8%)

Britt

Population

1,8931,919

Median household income

$45,625$64,257

Median home value

$79,600$96,300

Median gross rent

$908$1,036

Garner

Population

3,0593,062

Median household income

$69,831$68,964

Median home value

$125,800$162,100

Median gross rent

$683$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Britt	Garner
Under 5	5.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	10.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	19.6%
75 and over	17.5%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Britt	Garner
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Britt	Garner
No high school diploma	11.2%	9.8%
High school graduate	35.4%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Britt	Garner
Drove alone	78.8%	83.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Britt	Garner
1-unit, detached	90.6%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	11.3%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Britt	Garner
Poverty rate	11.9%	14.1%
Average household size	2.16	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1959	1972