Carroll County vs Winneshiek County

A side-by-side comparison of Carroll County and Winneshiek County: population, income, housing, and more.

Carroll County and Winneshiek County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carroll County has the higher population (20,677 vs 19,972 in Winneshiek County). Winneshiek County has the higher median household income ($75,652 vs $68,528 in Carroll County). Winneshiek County has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $175,700 in Carroll County).

Population, income & housing

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
Population	20,677	19,972
Median age	41.8 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,528	$75,652
Median home value	$175,700	$239,000
Median gross rent	$722	$800
Housing units	9,508	9,011
Homeownership rate	75.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
Population	20,281 → 20,677 (+2.0%)	20,262 → 19,972 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$59,212 → $68,528 (+15.7%)	$65,263 → $75,652 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$138,900 → $175,700 (+26.5%)	$177,300 → $239,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $722 (+16.3%)	$702 → $800 (+14.0%)

Carroll County

Population

20,28120,677

Median household income

$59,212$68,528

Median home value

$138,900$175,700

Median gross rent

$621$722

Winneshiek County

Population

20,26219,972

Median household income

$65,263$75,652

Median home value

$177,300$239,000

Median gross rent

$702$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
Under 5	5.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	13.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.1%
75 and over	9.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
No high school diploma	5.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	38.6%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
Drove alone	83.3%	71.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.5%	11.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	4.5%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Carroll County	Winneshiek County
Poverty rate	8.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1964	1960