Magnolia vs Persia

A side-by-side comparison of Magnolia and Persia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Persia has the higher population (327 vs 148 in Magnolia). Persia has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $72,500 in Magnolia). Persia has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $110,000 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Persia
Population	148	327
Median age	53.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,500	$75,000
Median home value	$110,000	$111,300
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	72	128
Homeownership rate	91.2%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Persia
Population	167 → 148 (-11.4%)	313 → 327 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $72,500 (+41.5%)	$59,375 → $75,000 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$73,300 → $110,000 (+50.1%)	$77,500 → $111,300 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$836 → $925 (+10.6%)

Magnolia

Population

167148

Median household income

$51,250$72,500

Median home value

$73,300$110,000

Persia

Population

313327

Median household income

$59,375$75,000

Median home value

$77,500$111,300

Median gross rent

$836$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Persia
Under 5	2.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.5%	25.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	6.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	15.9%
55 to 64	18.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	20.3%	6.1%
75 and over	9.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Persia
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	96.3%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Persia
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	33.6%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Persia
Drove alone	77.0%	87.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	2.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	7.1%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Persia
1-unit, detached	95.8%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Persia
Poverty rate	1.4%	17.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938