Archer vs Paullina

A side-by-side comparison of Archer and Paullina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Paullina has the higher population (843 vs 144 in Archer). Archer has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $57,308 in Paullina). Paullina has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $59,200 in Archer).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	Paullina
Population	144	843
Median age	44.0 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$57,308
Median home value	$59,200	$118,800
Median gross rent	—	$810
Housing units	61	488
Homeownership rate	83.1%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	Paullina
Population	137 → 144 (+5.1%)	953 → 843 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)	$64,125 → $57,308 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $59,200 (+35.2%)	$89,300 → $118,800 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$680 → $810 (+19.1%)

Archer

Population

137144

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$43,800$59,200

Paullina

Population

953843

Median household income

$64,125$57,308

Median home value

$89,300$118,800

Median gross rent

$680$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	Paullina
Under 5	9.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.9%	11.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	5.6%	7.5%
35 to 44	7.6%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	18.1%	11.2%
75 and over	7.6%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	Paullina
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	Paullina
No high school diploma	5.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	48.4%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	Paullina
Drove alone	95.1%	87.6%
Carpooled	1.6%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	Paullina
1-unit, detached	96.7%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Archer	Paullina
Poverty rate	7.6%	8.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1961	1954