Dysart vs Tama

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

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

Tama has the higher population (3,079 vs 1,575 in Dysart). Dysart has the higher median household income ($62,308 vs $61,944 in Tama). Dysart has the higher median home value ($156,500 vs $101,200 in Tama).

Population, income & housing

	Dysart	Tama
Population	1,575	3,079
Median age	39.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,308	$61,944
Median home value	$156,500	$101,200
Median gross rent	$739	$744
Housing units	686	1,159
Homeownership rate	81.6%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dysart	Tama
Population	1,391 → 1,575 (+13.2%)	2,769 → 3,079 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$68,500 → $62,308 (-9.0%)	$50,792 → $61,944 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $156,500 (+25.3%)	$86,400 → $101,200 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $739 (-3.9%)	$717 → $744 (+3.8%)

Dysart

Population

1,3911,575

Median household income

$68,500$62,308

Median home value

$124,900$156,500

Median gross rent

$769$739

Tama

Population

2,7693,079

Median household income

$50,792$61,944

Median home value

$86,400$101,200

Median gross rent

$717$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dysart	Tama
Under 5	6.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	24.5%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.1%
75 and over	6.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dysart	Tama
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	58.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dysart	Tama
No high school diploma	3.2%	19.3%
High school graduate	35.9%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dysart	Tama
Drove alone	81.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	3.6%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dysart	Tama
1-unit, detached	90.5%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Dysart	Tama
Poverty rate	11.1%	23.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1942	1960