Patterson vs Truro

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

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

Truro has the higher population (534 vs 293 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($71,786 vs $65,313 in Truro). Truro has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $106,600 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson	Truro
Population	293	534
Median age	40.8 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,786	$65,313
Median home value	$106,600	$166,700
Median gross rent	$700	$836
Housing units	130	198
Homeownership rate	95.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson	Truro
Population	168 → 293 (+74.4%)	483 → 534 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$53,500 → $71,786 (+34.2%)	$54,327 → $65,313 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $106,600 (+48.7%)	$111,400 → $166,700 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $700 (-24.1%)	$795 → $836 (+5.2%)

Patterson

Population

168293

Median household income

$53,500$71,786

Median home value

$71,700$106,600

Median gross rent

$922$700

Truro

Population

483534

Median household income

$54,327$65,313

Median home value

$111,400$166,700

Median gross rent

$795$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patterson	Truro
Under 5	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	25.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	18.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	12.6%	16.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	4.5%
65 to 74	2.7%	7.1%
75 and over	10.6%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson	Truro
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
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	14.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson	Truro
No high school diploma	11.8%	5.9%
High school graduate	50.0%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson	Truro
Drove alone	89.4%	87.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson	Truro
1-unit, detached	78.5%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Patterson	Truro
Poverty rate	4.4%	12.0%
Average household size	2.36	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	1974	1944