Leland vs Scarville

A side-by-side comparison of Leland and Scarville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leland has the higher population (214 vs 61 in Scarville). Leland has the higher median home value ($79,200 vs $51,700 in Scarville). Since 2019, Scarville's population has grown faster (-1.6% vs -19.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Leland	Scarville
Population	214	61
Median age	37.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	—
Median home value	$79,200	$51,700
Median gross rent	$860	—
Housing units	113	36
Homeownership rate	78.0%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leland	Scarville
Population	265 → 214 (-19.2%)	62 → 61 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$46,458 → $52,500 (+13.0%)	$56,250 → $41,250 (-26.7%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $79,200 (-9.5%)	$36,900 → $51,700 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $860 (+41.9%)	—

Leland

Population

265214

Median household income

$46,458$52,500

Median home value

$87,500$79,200

Median gross rent

$606$860

Scarville

Population

6261

Median household income

$56,250$41,250

Median home value

$36,900$51,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leland	Scarville
Under 5	5.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	18.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	4.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	4.7%	1.6%
55 to 64	21.5%	26.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.1%
75 and over	7.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leland	Scarville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	77.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	7.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leland	Scarville
No high school diploma	12.8%	10.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leland	Scarville
Drove alone	89.6%	73.9%
Carpooled	1.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	13.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	13.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leland	Scarville
1-unit, detached	85.0%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Leland	Scarville
Poverty rate	7.3%	23.0%
Average household size	2.14	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1958	1938