Garner vs Kanawha

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

Garner and Kanawha 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 805 in Kanawha). Garner has the higher median household income ($68,964 vs $66,481 in Kanawha). Garner has the higher median home value ($162,100 vs $79,900 in Kanawha).

Population, income & housing

	Garner	Kanawha
Population	3,062	805
Median age	51.7 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,964	$66,481
Median home value	$162,100	$79,900
Median gross rent	$791	$525
Housing units	1,405	427
Homeownership rate	74.9%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garner	Kanawha
Population	3,059 → 3,062 (+0.1%)	845 → 805 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$69,831 → $68,964 (-1.2%)	$43,906 → $66,481 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$125,800 → $162,100 (+28.9%)	$51,600 → $79,900 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $791 (+15.8%)	$569 → $525 (-7.7%)

Garner

Population

3,0593,062

Median household income

$69,831$68,964

Median home value

$125,800$162,100

Median gross rent

$683$791

Kanawha

Population

845805

Median household income

$43,906$66,481

Median home value

$51,600$79,900

Median gross rent

$569$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garner	Kanawha
Under 5	6.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	10.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	18.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	8.7%
65 to 74	19.6%	7.7%
75 and over	13.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garner	Kanawha
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	88.3%
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%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garner	Kanawha
No high school diploma	9.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	28.5%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garner	Kanawha
Drove alone	83.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	6.5%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garner	Kanawha
1-unit, detached	71.2%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garner	Kanawha
Poverty rate	14.1%	7.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1972	1953