Kirkman vs Tennant

A side-by-side comparison of Kirkman and Tennant: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tennant has the higher population (57 vs 44 in Kirkman). Kirkman has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $53,068 in Tennant). Tennant has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $108,300 in Kirkman).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkman	Tennant
Population	44	57
Median age	55.0 yrs	58.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$53,068
Median home value	$108,300	$118,800
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	30	41
Homeownership rate	80.0%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkman	Tennant
Population	68 → 44 (-35.3%)	70 → 57 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$64,375 → $73,750 (+14.6%)	$46,000 → $53,068 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$56,900 → $108,300 (+90.3%)	$81,000 → $118,800 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,125 (+20.6%)	—

Kirkman

Population

6844

Median household income

$64,375$73,750

Median home value

$56,900$108,300

Median gross rent

$933$1,125

Tennant

Population

7057

Median household income

$46,000$53,068

Median home value

$81,000$118,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkman	Tennant
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	14.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	1.8%
35 to 44	4.5%	5.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	18.2%	26.3%
65 to 74	25.0%	17.5%
75 and over	6.8%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkman	Tennant
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkman	Tennant
No high school diploma	20.6%	11.9%
High school graduate	38.2%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkman	Tennant
Drove alone	88.2%	96.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkman	Tennant
1-unit, detached	86.7%	95.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Kirkman	Tennant
Poverty rate	11.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.20	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938