Dysart vs Garwin

A side-by-side comparison of Dysart and Garwin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dysart has the higher population (1,575 vs 554 in Garwin). Dysart has the higher median household income ($62,308 vs $56,563 in Garwin). Dysart has the higher median home value ($156,500 vs $85,100 in Garwin).

Population, income & housing

	Dysart	Garwin
Population	1,575	554
Median age	39.3 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,308	$56,563
Median home value	$156,500	$85,100
Median gross rent	$739	$645
Housing units	686	264
Homeownership rate	81.6%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dysart	Garwin
Population	1,391 → 1,575 (+13.2%)	530 → 554 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$68,500 → $62,308 (-9.0%)	$47,986 → $56,563 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $156,500 (+25.3%)	$72,200 → $85,100 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $739 (-3.9%)	$667 → $645 (-3.3%)

Dysart

Population

1,3911,575

Median household income

$68,500$62,308

Median home value

$124,900$156,500

Median gross rent

$769$739

Garwin

Population

530554

Median household income

$47,986$56,563

Median home value

$72,200$85,100

Median gross rent

$667$645

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dysart	Garwin
Under 5	6.5%	1.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	12.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	15.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	4.7%
45 to 54	9.2%	7.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	22.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.6%
75 and over	6.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dysart	Garwin
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	89.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	4.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dysart	Garwin
No high school diploma	3.2%	12.0%
High school graduate	35.9%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dysart	Garwin
Drove alone	81.9%	91.7%
Carpooled	3.6%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dysart	Garwin
1-unit, detached	90.5%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Dysart	Garwin
Poverty rate	11.1%	7.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1942	1947