Patterson vs Winterset

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

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

Winterset has the higher population (5,384 vs 293 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($71,786 vs $69,268 in Winterset). Winterset has the higher median home value ($181,500 vs $106,600 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson	Winterset
Population	293	5,384
Median age	40.8 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,786	$69,268
Median home value	$106,600	$181,500
Median gross rent	$700	$943
Housing units	130	2,373
Homeownership rate	95.2%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson	Winterset
Population	168 → 293 (+74.4%)	5,260 → 5,384 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$53,500 → $71,786 (+34.2%)	$52,835 → $69,268 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $106,600 (+48.7%)	$158,300 → $181,500 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $700 (-24.1%)	$740 → $943 (+27.4%)

Patterson

Population

168293

Median household income

$53,500$71,786

Median home value

$71,700$106,600

Median gross rent

$922$700

Winterset

Population

5,2605,384

Median household income

$52,835$69,268

Median home value

$158,300$181,500

Median gross rent

$740$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patterson	Winterset
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.1%	20.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	18.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	16.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	6.0%
65 to 74	2.7%	10.0%
75 and over	10.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson	Winterset
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
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%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson	Winterset
No high school diploma	11.8%	3.3%
High school graduate	50.0%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson	Winterset
Drove alone	89.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson	Winterset
1-unit, detached	78.5%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	21.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Patterson	Winterset
Poverty rate	4.4%	11.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1974	1969