Garner vs Goodell

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

Garner and Goodell 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 240 in Goodell). Goodell has the higher median household income ($83,438 vs $68,964 in Garner). Garner has the higher median home value ($162,100 vs $56,900 in Goodell).

Population, income & housing

	Garner	Goodell
Population	3,062	240
Median age	51.7 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,964	$83,438
Median home value	$162,100	$56,900
Median gross rent	$791	—
Housing units	1,405	97
Homeownership rate	74.9%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garner	Goodell
Population	3,059 → 3,062 (+0.1%)	96 → 240 (+150.0%)
Median household income	$69,831 → $68,964 (-1.2%)	$48,750 → $83,438 (+71.2%)
Median home value	$125,800 → $162,100 (+28.9%)	$50,700 → $56,900 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $791 (+15.8%)	—

Garner

Population

3,0593,062

Median household income

$69,831$68,964

Median home value

$125,800$162,100

Median gross rent

$683$791

Goodell

Population

96240

Median household income

$48,750$83,438

Median home value

$50,700$56,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garner	Goodell
Under 5	6.0%	2.1%
5 to 17	10.3%	34.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	2.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	22.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	5.4%
55 to 64	12.1%	18.3%
65 to 74	19.6%	3.3%
75 and over	13.1%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garner	Goodell
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	80.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	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	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garner	Goodell
No high school diploma	9.8%	0.7%
High school graduate	28.5%	49.7%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garner	Goodell
Drove alone	83.5%	55.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	23.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	9.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garner	Goodell
1-unit, detached	71.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garner	Goodell
Poverty rate	14.1%	10.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1972	1938