Macksburg vs Patterson

A side-by-side comparison of Macksburg and Patterson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Patterson has the higher population (293 vs 54 in Macksburg). Patterson has the higher median household income ($71,786 vs $31,538 in Macksburg). Patterson has the higher median home value ($106,600 vs $92,500 in Macksburg).

Population, income & housing

	Macksburg	Patterson
Population	54	293
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$31,538	$71,786
Median home value	$92,500	$106,600
Median gross rent	—	$700
Housing units	32	130
Homeownership rate	75.0%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macksburg	Patterson
Population	89 → 54 (-39.3%)	168 → 293 (+74.4%)
Median household income	$20,875 → $31,538 (+51.1%)	$53,500 → $71,786 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $92,500 (+32.1%)	$71,700 → $106,600 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$922 → $700 (-24.1%)

Macksburg

Population

8954

Median household income

$20,875$31,538

Median home value

$70,000$92,500

Patterson

Population

168293

Median household income

$53,500$71,786

Median home value

$71,700$106,600

Median gross rent

$922$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macksburg	Patterson
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	1.9%	18.4%
35 to 44	20.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	16.7%	2.7%
75 and over	3.7%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macksburg	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.0%
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	0.0%	14.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macksburg	Patterson
No high school diploma	5.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	65.8%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macksburg	Patterson
Drove alone	79.3%	89.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macksburg	Patterson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Macksburg	Patterson
Poverty rate	7.4%	4.4%
Average household size	1.93	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	44	28
Median year structure built	1938	1974