East Amana vs South Amana

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

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

South Amana has the higher population (126 vs 53 in East Amana). Since 2019, East Amana's population has grown faster (+71.0% vs +7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Amana	South Amana
Population	53	126
Median age	15.5 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$107,250
Median home value	—	$287,500
Housing units	7	29
Homeownership rate	0.0%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Amana	South Amana
Population	31 → 53 (+71.0%)	117 → 126 (+7.7%)
Median home value	—	$244,400 → $287,500 (+17.6%)

East Amana

Population

3153

South Amana

Population

117126

Median home value

$244,400$287,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Amana	South Amana
Under 5	0.0%	15.9%
5 to 17	77.4%	34.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	25.4%
35 to 44	22.6%	20.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	4.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Amana	South Amana
White (non-Hispanic)	9.4%	100.0%
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	90.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Amana	South Amana
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	41.7%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	58.3%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Amana	South Amana
Drove alone	100.0%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Amana	South Amana
1-unit, detached	0.0%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	34.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Amana	South Amana
Poverty rate	90.6%	0.0%
Average household size	7.57	4.34
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	—	1938