Minden vs Underwood

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

Minden 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 687 in Minden). Minden has the higher median household income ($94,250 vs $90,556 in Underwood). Underwood has the higher median home value ($227,400 vs $163,800 in Minden).

Population, income & housing

	Minden	Underwood
Population	687	977
Median age	34.4 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$94,250	$90,556
Median home value	$163,800	$227,400
Median gross rent	$700	$819
Housing units	253	363
Homeownership rate	84.2%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minden	Underwood
Population	677 → 687 (+1.5%)	854 → 977 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$57,614 → $94,250 (+63.6%)	$81,250 → $90,556 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $163,800 (+22.4%)	$160,800 → $227,400 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $700 (+17.3%)	$700 → $819 (+17.0%)

Minden

Population

677687

Median household income

$57,614$94,250

Median home value

$133,800$163,800

Median gross rent

$597$700

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)

	Minden	Underwood
Under 5	9.5%	10.1%
5 to 17	18.0%	22.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.7%	5.6%
75 and over	6.3%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minden	Underwood
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minden	Underwood
No high school diploma	0.5%	5.1%
High school graduate	33.2%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	47.8%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minden	Underwood
Drove alone	87.2%	79.5%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minden	Underwood
1-unit, detached	92.5%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Minden	Underwood
Poverty rate	2.3%	2.5%
Average household size	2.72	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	37	25
Median year structure built	1961	1980