Iona vs Lake Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Iona and Lake Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

Iona and Lake Wilson are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Wilson has the higher population (227 vs 207 in Iona). Lake Wilson has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $44,167 in Iona). Lake Wilson has the higher median home value ($92,800 vs $54,300 in Iona).

Population, income & housing

	Iona	Lake Wilson
Population	207	227
Median age	41.9 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,167	$59,375
Median home value	$54,300	$92,800
Median gross rent	$750	$750
Housing units	89	140
Homeownership rate	85.7%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iona	Lake Wilson
Population	129 → 207 (+60.5%)	222 → 227 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $44,167 (-11.7%)	$50,000 → $59,375 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$51,000 → $54,300 (+6.5%)	$57,300 → $92,800 (+62.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $750 (+20.0%)	$631 → $750 (+18.9%)

Iona

Population

129207

Median household income

$50,000$44,167

Median home value

$51,000$54,300

Median gross rent

$625$750

Lake Wilson

Population

222227

Median household income

$50,000$59,375

Median home value

$57,300$92,800

Median gross rent

$631$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iona	Lake Wilson
Under 5	6.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	22.7%	10.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	3.1%
25 to 34	4.8%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	21.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	18.1%
75 and over	5.8%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iona	Lake Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	93.0%
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	12.6%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iona	Lake Wilson
No high school diploma	11.5%	5.9%
High school graduate	33.8%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	48.5%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iona	Lake Wilson
Drove alone	75.4%	87.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iona	Lake Wilson
1-unit, detached	97.8%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Iona	Lake Wilson
Poverty rate	16.2%	13.2%
Average household size	2.46	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1941	1954