Parnell vs South Amana

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

Parnell and South Amana 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 126 in South Amana). South Amana has the higher median household income ($107,250 vs $56,667 in Parnell). South Amana has the higher median home value ($287,500 vs $118,800 in Parnell).

Population, income & housing

	Parnell	South Amana
Population	229	126
Median age	42.1 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$107,250
Median home value	$118,800	$287,500
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	113	29
Homeownership rate	79.1%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parnell	South Amana
Population	221 → 229 (+3.6%)	117 → 126 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $56,667 (+25.9%)	—
Median home value	$74,200 → $118,800 (+60.1%)	$244,400 → $287,500 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $950 (+17.7%)	—

Parnell

Population

221229

Median household income

$45,000$56,667

Median home value

$74,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$807$950

South Amana

Population

117126

Median home value

$244,400$287,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parnell	South Amana
Under 5	5.7%	15.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	34.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	25.4%
35 to 44	10.0%	20.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	4.0%
55 to 64	21.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	0.0%
75 and over	1.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parnell	South Amana
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	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	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parnell	South Amana
No high school diploma	8.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.2%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parnell	South Amana
Drove alone	85.5%	71.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parnell	South Amana
1-unit, detached	82.3%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	34.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Parnell	South Amana
Poverty rate	17.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.08	4.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1969	1938