Carson vs Underwood

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

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

Underwood has the higher population (977 vs 768 in Carson). Underwood has the higher median household income ($90,556 vs $70,703 in Carson). Underwood has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $172,600 in Carson).

Population, income & housing

	Carson	Underwood
Population	768	977
Median age	42.4 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,703	$90,556
Median home value	$172,600	$227,400
Median gross rent	$731	$819
Housing units	318	363
Homeownership rate	80.7%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson	Underwood
Population	721 → 768 (+6.5%)	854 → 977 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$54,063 → $70,703 (+30.8%)	$81,250 → $90,556 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $172,600 (+38.1%)	$160,800 → $227,400 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $731 (+6.3%)	$700 → $819 (+17.0%)

Carson

Population

721768

Median household income

$54,063$70,703

Median home value

$125,000$172,600

Median gross rent

$688$731

Underwood

Population

854977

Median household income

$81,250$90,556

Median home value

$160,800$227,400

Median gross rent

$700$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson	Underwood
Under 5	4.4%	10.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	22.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	5.6%
75 and over	11.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson	Underwood
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson	Underwood
No high school diploma	8.5%	5.1%
High school graduate	36.2%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson	Underwood
Drove alone	81.7%	79.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson	Underwood
1-unit, detached	92.1%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carson	Underwood
Poverty rate	6.9%	2.5%
Average household size	2.47	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	33	25
Median year structure built	1957	1980