Truro vs Winterset

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

Truro 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 534 in Truro). Winterset has the higher median household income ($69,268 vs $65,313 in Truro). Winterset has the higher median home value ($181,500 vs $166,700 in Truro).

Population, income & housing

	Truro	Winterset
Population	534	5,384
Median age	33.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,313	$69,268
Median home value	$166,700	$181,500
Median gross rent	$836	$943
Housing units	198	2,373
Homeownership rate	82.6%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Truro	Winterset
Population	483 → 534 (+10.6%)	5,260 → 5,384 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$54,327 → $65,313 (+20.2%)	$52,835 → $69,268 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $166,700 (+49.6%)	$158,300 → $181,500 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $836 (+5.2%)	$740 → $943 (+27.4%)

Truro

Population

483534

Median household income

$54,327$65,313

Median home value

$111,400$166,700

Median gross rent

$795$836

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)

	Truro	Winterset
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	25.7%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	16.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	4.5%	6.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.0%
75 and over	4.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Truro	Winterset
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	0.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Truro	Winterset
No high school diploma	5.9%	3.3%
High school graduate	35.3%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Truro	Winterset
Drove alone	87.9%	79.7%
Carpooled	2.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Truro	Winterset
1-unit, detached	87.9%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Truro	Winterset
Poverty rate	12.0%	11.4%
Average household size	3.14	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	35	19
Median year structure built	1944	1969