Archer vs Primghar

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

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

Primghar has the higher population (965 vs 144 in Archer). Primghar has the higher median household income ($77,813 vs $66,250 in Archer). Primghar has the higher median home value ($135,500 vs $59,200 in Archer).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	Primghar
Population	144	965
Median age	44.0 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$77,813
Median home value	$59,200	$135,500
Median gross rent	—	$975
Housing units	61	419
Homeownership rate	83.1%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	Primghar
Population	137 → 144 (+5.1%)	882 → 965 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)	$53,750 → $77,813 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $59,200 (+35.2%)	$75,600 → $135,500 (+79.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$595 → $975 (+63.9%)

Archer

Population

137144

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$43,800$59,200

Primghar

Population

882965

Median household income

$53,750$77,813

Median home value

$75,600$135,500

Median gross rent

$595$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	Primghar
Under 5	9.0%	10.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	5.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	18.1%	7.4%
75 and over	7.6%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	Primghar
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	Primghar
No high school diploma	5.5%	7.2%
High school graduate	48.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	Primghar
Drove alone	95.1%	85.3%
Carpooled	1.6%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	Primghar
1-unit, detached	96.7%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Archer	Primghar
Poverty rate	7.6%	7.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	14	22
Median year structure built	1961	1961