Archer vs Sutherland

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

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

Sutherland has the higher population (570 vs 144 in Archer). Archer has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $53,393 in Sutherland). Sutherland has the higher median home value ($86,900 vs $59,200 in Archer).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	Sutherland
Population	144	570
Median age	44.0 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$53,393
Median home value	$59,200	$86,900
Median gross rent	—	$591
Housing units	61	304
Homeownership rate	83.1%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	Sutherland
Population	137 → 144 (+5.1%)	568 → 570 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)	$50,197 → $53,393 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $59,200 (+35.2%)	$57,100 → $86,900 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$585 → $591 (+1.0%)

Archer

Population

137144

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$43,800$59,200

Sutherland

Population

568570

Median household income

$50,197$53,393

Median home value

$57,100$86,900

Median gross rent

$585$591

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	Sutherland
Under 5	9.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	22.9%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.2%
25 to 34	5.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	6.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	18.1%	16.5%
75 and over	7.6%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	Sutherland
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	Sutherland
No high school diploma	5.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	48.4%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	Sutherland
Drove alone	95.1%	84.2%
Carpooled	1.6%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	Sutherland
1-unit, detached	96.7%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Archer	Sutherland
Poverty rate	7.6%	12.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1961	1938