Barnum vs Moorland

A side-by-side comparison of Barnum and Moorland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barnum has the higher population (279 vs 171 in Moorland). Barnum has the higher median household income ($83,580 vs $81,250 in Moorland). Barnum has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $103,400 in Moorland).

Population, income & housing

	Barnum	Moorland
Population	279	171
Median age	27.1 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,580	$81,250
Median home value	$132,500	$103,400
Median gross rent	$495	$875
Housing units	115	89
Homeownership rate	91.6%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnum	Moorland
Population	246 → 279 (+13.4%)	207 → 171 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $83,580 (+104.2%)	$61,875 → $81,250 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $132,500 (+60.2%)	$46,800 → $103,400 (+120.9%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $495 (+11.0%)	$563 → $875 (+55.4%)

Barnum

Population

246279

Median household income

$40,938$83,580

Median home value

$82,700$132,500

Median gross rent

$446$495

Moorland

Population

207171

Median household income

$61,875$81,250

Median home value

$46,800$103,400

Median gross rent

$563$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnum	Moorland
Under 5	14.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	28.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	3.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.3%	5.3%
35 to 44	2.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	18.3%	17.5%
55 to 64	5.7%	24.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	15.2%
75 and over	1.1%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnum	Moorland
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
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	5.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnum	Moorland
No high school diploma	7.4%	17.0%
High school graduate	30.2%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	60.4%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnum	Moorland
Drove alone	83.1%	96.3%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnum	Moorland
1-unit, detached	93.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barnum	Moorland
Poverty rate	11.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.61	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1984	1945