New Virginia vs St. Marys

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

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

New Virginia has the higher population (513 vs 112 in St. Marys). St. Marys has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $75,875 in New Virginia). St. Marys has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $168,100 in New Virginia).

Population, income & housing

	New Virginia	St. Marys
Population	513	112
Median age	31.7 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,875	$78,750
Median home value	$168,100	$168,800
Median gross rent	$1,054	$1,300
Housing units	185	52
Homeownership rate	72.9%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Virginia	St. Marys
Population	465 → 513 (+10.3%)	191 → 112 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$66,429 → $75,875 (+14.2%)	$69,271 → $78,750 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $168,100 (+50.5%)	$143,300 → $168,800 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,054 (+35.1%)	$850 → $1,300 (+52.9%)

New Virginia

Population

465513

Median household income

$66,429$75,875

Median home value

$111,700$168,100

Median gross rent

$780$1,054

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)

	New Virginia	St. Marys
Under 5	7.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	25.9%	4.5%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	21.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	25.9%
55 to 64	4.5%	18.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	15.2%
75 and over	4.1%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Virginia	St. Marys
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	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	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Virginia	St. Marys
No high school diploma	1.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	36.6%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Virginia	St. Marys
Drove alone	73.2%	80.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	4.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Virginia	St. Marys
1-unit, detached	75.7%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Virginia	St. Marys
Poverty rate	2.7%	6.3%
Average household size	2.90	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1960	1962