Montezuma vs Searsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Montezuma and Searsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Montezuma has the higher population (1,257 vs 120 in Searsboro). Montezuma has the higher median household income ($63,375 vs $50,625 in Searsboro). Montezuma has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $96,400 in Searsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Montezuma	Searsboro
Population	1,257	120
Median age	45.1 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,375	$50,625
Median home value	$157,800	$96,400
Median gross rent	$843	$930
Housing units	651	49
Homeownership rate	54.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montezuma	Searsboro
Population	1,338 → 1,257 (-6.1%)	166 → 120 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$54,526 → $63,375 (+16.2%)	$39,375 → $50,625 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$106,800 → $157,800 (+47.8%)	$72,200 → $96,400 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $843 (+20.9%)	$663 → $930 (+40.3%)

Montezuma

Population

1,3381,257

Median household income

$54,526$63,375

Median home value

$106,800$157,800

Median gross rent

$697$843

Searsboro

Population

166120

Median household income

$39,375$50,625

Median home value

$72,200$96,400

Median gross rent

$663$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montezuma	Searsboro
Under 5	6.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	2.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	15.8%
55 to 64	18.2%	28.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	4.2%
75 and over	9.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montezuma	Searsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montezuma	Searsboro
No high school diploma	4.4%	11.5%
High school graduate	35.1%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montezuma	Searsboro
Drove alone	86.3%	88.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	5.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montezuma	Searsboro
1-unit, detached	64.1%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Montezuma	Searsboro
Poverty rate	17.6%	20.8%
Average household size	2.09	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1973	1965