Scarville vs Thompson

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

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

Thompson has the higher population (448 vs 61 in Scarville). Thompson has the higher median home value ($99,600 vs $51,700 in Scarville). Since 2019, Thompson's population has grown faster (+17.3% vs -1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Scarville	Thompson
Population	61	448
Median age	42.8 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,375
Median home value	$51,700	$99,600
Median gross rent	—	$696
Housing units	36	311
Homeownership rate	51.5%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scarville	Thompson
Population	62 → 61 (-1.6%)	382 → 448 (+17.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $41,250 (-26.7%)	$44,500 → $49,375 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$36,900 → $51,700 (+40.1%)	$68,300 → $99,600 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$689 → $696 (+1.0%)

Scarville

Population

6261

Median household income

$56,250$41,250

Median home value

$36,900$51,700

Thompson

Population

382448

Median household income

$44,500$49,375

Median home value

$68,300$99,600

Median gross rent

$689$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scarville	Thompson
Under 5	4.9%	1.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	9.4%
18 to 24	18.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	5.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	1.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	26.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	25.9%
75 and over	8.2%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scarville	Thompson
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	92.0%
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	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scarville	Thompson
No high school diploma	10.3%	11.7%
High school graduate	30.8%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.5%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scarville	Thompson
Drove alone	73.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	13.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scarville	Thompson
1-unit, detached	97.2%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Scarville	Thompson
Poverty rate	23.0%	8.1%
Average household size	1.85	1.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1958