Duncombe vs Gowrie

A side-by-side comparison of Duncombe and Gowrie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gowrie has the higher population (894 vs 382 in Duncombe). Gowrie has the higher median household income ($74,375 vs $63,125 in Duncombe). Duncombe has the higher median home value ($108,200 vs $98,400 in Gowrie).

Population, income & housing

	Duncombe	Gowrie
Population	382	894
Median age	29.2 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,125	$74,375
Median home value	$108,200	$98,400
Median gross rent	$542	$753
Housing units	187	472
Homeownership rate	57.1%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duncombe	Gowrie
Population	309 → 382 (+23.6%)	923 → 894 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $63,125 (+34.1%)	$40,208 → $74,375 (+85.0%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $108,200 (+56.6%)	$80,400 → $98,400 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$480 → $542 (+12.9%)	$537 → $753 (+40.2%)

Duncombe

Population

309382

Median household income

$47,083$63,125

Median home value

$69,100$108,200

Median gross rent

$480$542

Gowrie

Population

923894

Median household income

$40,208$74,375

Median home value

$80,400$98,400

Median gross rent

$537$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duncombe	Gowrie
Under 5	6.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	18.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	17.8%	8.8%
35 to 44	3.9%	10.0%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.4%
75 and over	9.7%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duncombe	Gowrie
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duncombe	Gowrie
No high school diploma	9.9%	1.2%
High school graduate	36.1%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duncombe	Gowrie
Drove alone	91.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duncombe	Gowrie
1-unit, detached	72.7%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Duncombe	Gowrie
Poverty rate	6.8%	8.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1969	1952