Amana vs Marengo

A side-by-side comparison of Amana and Marengo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marengo has the higher population (2,823 vs 650 in Amana). Amana has the higher median home value ($237,900 vs $114,100 in Marengo). Since 2019, Amana's population has grown faster (+92.3% vs +13.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Amana	Marengo
Population	650	2,823
Median age	49.4 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,125
Median home value	$237,900	$114,100
Median gross rent	$712	$722
Housing units	356	1,233
Homeownership rate	76.3%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.2%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amana	Marengo
Population	338 → 650 (+92.3%)	2,483 → 2,823 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$72,813 → $59,151 (-18.8%)	$54,180 → $58,125 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$184,200 → $237,900 (+29.2%)	$98,500 → $114,100 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $712 (+18.7%)	$589 → $722 (+22.6%)

Amana

Population

338650

Median household income

$72,813$59,151

Median home value

$184,200$237,900

Median gross rent

$600$712

Marengo

Population

2,4832,823

Median household income

$54,180$58,125

Median home value

$98,500$114,100

Median gross rent

$589$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amana	Marengo
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	12.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	4.5%	15.7%
45 to 54	20.5%	8.6%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.6%
75 and over	16.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amana	Marengo
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	18.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amana	Marengo
No high school diploma	2.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	17.3%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.6%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amana	Marengo
Drove alone	73.9%	83.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	17.8%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amana	Marengo
1-unit, detached	70.8%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Amana	Marengo
Poverty rate	4.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1958	1958