Palmer vs Varina

A side-by-side comparison of Palmer and Varina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palmer has the higher population (114 vs 31 in Varina). Palmer has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $40,000 in Varina). Varina has the higher median home value ($46,000 vs $36,500 in Palmer).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer	Varina
Population	114	31
Median age	52.8 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$40,000
Median home value	$36,500	$46,000
Housing units	106	18
Homeownership rate	92.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer	Varina
Population	150 → 114 (-24.0%)	47 → 31 (-34.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $60,625 (+38.6%)	$40,000 → $40,000 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$26,300 → $36,500 (+38.8%)	$32,500 → $46,000 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $625 (+7.9%)	—

Palmer

Population

150114

Median household income

$43,750$60,625

Median home value

$26,300$36,500

Median gross rent

$579$625

Varina

Population

4731

Median household income

$40,000$40,000

Median home value

$32,500$46,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmer	Varina
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.9%	9.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	3.2%
25 to 34	5.3%	3.2%
35 to 44	8.8%	3.2%
45 to 54	24.6%	25.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	14.0%	32.3%
75 and over	15.8%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer	Varina
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer	Varina
No high school diploma	29.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.4%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer	Varina
Drove alone	77.4%	88.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	3.8%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer	Varina
1-unit, detached	89.6%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmer	Varina
Poverty rate	31.6%	3.2%
Average household size	1.46	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1945	1951