Barnes City vs Keomah Village

A side-by-side comparison of Barnes City and Keomah Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Barnes City and Keomah Village are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Barnes City has the higher population (140 vs 106 in Keomah Village). Keomah Village has the higher median home value ($189,600 vs $100,000 in Barnes City). Since 2019, Keomah Village's population has grown faster (+17.8% vs -48.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
Population	140	106
Median age	43.4 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,813	—
Median home value	$100,000	$189,600
Median gross rent	$800	—
Housing units	74	47
Homeownership rate	69.8%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	42.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
Population	269 → 140 (-48.0%)	90 → 106 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$45,625 → $47,813 (+4.8%)	$66,250 → $111,250 (+67.9%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $100,000 (+60.0%)	$152,300 → $189,600 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $800 (+25.2%)	—

Barnes City

Population

269140

Median household income

$45,625$47,813

Median home value

$62,500$100,000

Median gross rent

$639$800

Keomah Village

Population

90106

Median household income

$66,250$111,250

Median home value

$152,300$189,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
Under 5	18.6%	16.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	8.5%
18 to 24	3.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	2.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	20.8%
45 to 54	5.0%	3.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.4%
65 to 74	19.3%	21.7%
75 and over	10.0%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	100.0%
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	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
No high school diploma	10.9%	1.3%
High school graduate	50.5%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
Drove alone	76.7%	87.9%
Carpooled	1.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
1-unit, detached	77.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnes City	Keomah Village
Poverty rate	6.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1938	1971