North English vs Parnell

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

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

North English has the higher population (907 vs 229 in Parnell). Parnell has the higher median household income ($56,667 vs $52,386 in North English). Parnell has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $105,800 in North English).

Population, income & housing

	North English	Parnell
Population	907	229
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,386	$56,667
Median home value	$105,800	$118,800
Median gross rent	$682	$950
Housing units	401	113
Homeownership rate	68.2%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North English	Parnell
Population	1,087 → 907 (-16.6%)	221 → 229 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$44,938 → $52,386 (+16.6%)	$45,000 → $56,667 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $105,800 (+20.1%)	$74,200 → $118,800 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $682 (+4.4%)	$807 → $950 (+17.7%)

North English

Population

1,087907

Median household income

$44,938$52,386

Median home value

$88,100$105,800

Median gross rent

$653$682

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)

	North English	Parnell
Under 5	2.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	29.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	21.4%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.1%
75 and over	12.0%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North English	Parnell
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North English	Parnell
No high school diploma	4.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	43.7%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North English	Parnell
Drove alone	72.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	13.7%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North English	Parnell
1-unit, detached	81.0%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	North English	Parnell
Poverty rate	9.6%	17.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1966	1969