Carson vs Minden

A side-by-side comparison of Carson and Minden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carson has the higher population (768 vs 687 in Minden). Minden has the higher median household income ($94,250 vs $70,703 in Carson). Carson has the higher median home value ($172,600 vs $163,800 in Minden).

Population, income & housing

	Carson	Minden
Population	768	687
Median age	42.4 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,703	$94,250
Median home value	$172,600	$163,800
Median gross rent	$731	$700
Housing units	318	253
Homeownership rate	80.7%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson	Minden
Population	721 → 768 (+6.5%)	677 → 687 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$54,063 → $70,703 (+30.8%)	$57,614 → $94,250 (+63.6%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $172,600 (+38.1%)	$133,800 → $163,800 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $731 (+6.3%)	$597 → $700 (+17.3%)

Carson

Population

721768

Median household income

$54,063$70,703

Median home value

$125,000$172,600

Median gross rent

$688$731

Minden

Population

677687

Median household income

$57,614$94,250

Median home value

$133,800$163,800

Median gross rent

$597$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson	Minden
Under 5	4.4%	9.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	6.7%
75 and over	11.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson	Minden
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson	Minden
No high school diploma	8.5%	0.5%
High school graduate	36.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson	Minden
Drove alone	81.7%	87.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson	Minden
1-unit, detached	92.1%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carson	Minden
Poverty rate	6.9%	2.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1957	1961