Guernsey vs Hartwick

A side-by-side comparison of Guernsey and Hartwick: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hartwick has the higher population (104 vs 54 in Guernsey). Hartwick has the higher median household income ($85,000 vs $67,917 in Guernsey). Hartwick has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $76,000 in Guernsey).

Population, income & housing

	Guernsey	Hartwick
Population	54	104
Median age	55.7 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,917	$85,000
Median home value	$76,000	$90,000
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	31	32
Homeownership rate	77.4%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guernsey	Hartwick
Population	46 → 54 (+17.4%)	108 → 104 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$31,458 → $67,917 (+115.9%)	$65,833 → $85,000 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $76,000 (+16.9%)	$77,900 → $90,000 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $850 (+7.9%)	—

Guernsey

Population

4654

Median household income

$31,458$67,917

Median home value

$65,000$76,000

Median gross rent

$788$850

Hartwick

Population

108104

Median household income

$65,833$85,000

Median home value

$77,900$90,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guernsey	Hartwick
Under 5	0.0%	23.1%
5 to 17	7.4%	22.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	2.9%
25 to 34	3.7%	16.3%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	9.3%	4.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	4.8%
75 and over	33.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guernsey	Hartwick
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	63.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
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%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	26.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guernsey	Hartwick
No high school diploma	24.4%	1.9%
High school graduate	51.1%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guernsey	Hartwick
Drove alone	89.7%	91.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guernsey	Hartwick
1-unit, detached	96.8%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Guernsey	Hartwick
Poverty rate	14.8%	1.0%
Average household size	1.74	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	55	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938