Lacona vs St. Marys

A side-by-side comparison of Lacona and St. Marys: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lacona has the higher population (307 vs 112 in St. Marys). St. Marys has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $70,647 in Lacona). St. Marys has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $92,500 in Lacona).

Population, income & housing

	Lacona	St. Marys
Population	307	112
Median age	53.6 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,647	$78,750
Median home value	$92,500	$168,800
Median gross rent	$800	$1,300
Housing units	180	52
Homeownership rate	86.2%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lacona	St. Marys
Population	318 → 307 (-3.5%)	191 → 112 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $70,647 (+34.6%)	$69,271 → $78,750 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $92,500 (+5.1%)	$143,300 → $168,800 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $800 (+29.7%)	$850 → $1,300 (+52.9%)

Lacona

Population

318307

Median household income

$52,500$70,647

Median home value

$88,000$92,500

Median gross rent

$617$800

St. Marys

Population

191112

Median household income

$69,271$78,750

Median home value

$143,300$168,800

Median gross rent

$850$1,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lacona	St. Marys
Under 5	3.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	10.7%	4.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	13.4%
35 to 44	7.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	25.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	18.8%
65 to 74	24.4%	15.2%
75 and over	9.1%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lacona	St. Marys
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	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	5.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lacona	St. Marys
No high school diploma	2.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	51.7%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lacona	St. Marys
Drove alone	82.8%	80.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lacona	St. Marys
1-unit, detached	87.8%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lacona	St. Marys
Poverty rate	9.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	39	28
Median year structure built	1946	1962