Homestead vs Parnell

A side-by-side comparison of Homestead and Parnell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parnell has the higher population (229 vs 149 in Homestead). Homestead has the higher median household income ($82,969 vs $56,667 in Parnell). Homestead has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $118,800 in Parnell).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Parnell
Population	149	229
Median age	35.2 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$82,969	$56,667
Median home value	$140,500	$118,800
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	53	113
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Parnell
Population	152 → 149 (-2.0%)	221 → 229 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$50,515 → $82,969 (+64.2%)	$45,000 → $56,667 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $140,500 (-6.8%)	$74,200 → $118,800 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$807 → $950 (+17.7%)

Homestead

Population

152149

Median household income

$50,515$82,969

Median home value

$150,700$140,500

Parnell

Population

221229

Median household income

$45,000$56,667

Median home value

$74,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$807$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	Parnell
Under 5	14.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	26.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	21.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.1%
75 and over	10.1%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Parnell
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.9%
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	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Parnell
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.8%
High school graduate	12.5%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	62.5%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Parnell
Drove alone	100.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Parnell
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Parnell
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.0%
Average household size	2.81	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1938	1969