Lu Verne vs Titonka

A side-by-side comparison of Lu Verne and Titonka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Titonka has the higher population (423 vs 315 in Lu Verne). Lu Verne has the higher median household income ($56,667 vs $54,063 in Titonka). Titonka has the higher median home value ($61,400 vs $38,100 in Lu Verne).

Population, income & housing

	Lu Verne	Titonka
Population	315	423
Median age	24.7 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$54,063
Median home value	$38,100	$61,400
Median gross rent	—	$443
Housing units	151	231
Homeownership rate	82.3%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lu Verne	Titonka
Population	296 → 315 (+6.4%)	481 → 423 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $56,667 (+0.7%)	$45,000 → $54,063 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$35,300 → $38,100 (+7.9%)	$47,200 → $61,400 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $788 (+19.9%)	$704 → $443 (-37.1%)

Lu Verne

Population

296315

Median household income

$56,250$56,667

Median home value

$35,300$38,100

Median gross rent

$657$788

Titonka

Population

481423

Median household income

$45,000$54,063

Median home value

$47,200$61,400

Median gross rent

$704$443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lu Verne	Titonka
Under 5	12.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	24.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	14.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	6.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	8.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	18.7%
65 to 74	4.4%	9.7%
75 and over	7.3%	16.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lu Verne	Titonka
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	93.6%
Black or African American	9.5%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lu Verne	Titonka
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	35.5%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lu Verne	Titonka
Drove alone	67.9%	71.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	6.7%	5.2%
Other means	9.7%	11.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lu Verne	Titonka
1-unit, detached	96.0%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lu Verne	Titonka
Poverty rate	24.1%	10.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1938	1955