Varina

Population: 31
Median household income: $40,000
Median home value: $46,000

Varina, a community in Pocahontas County, Iowa, has 31 residents. At $40,000, its median household income sits below Pocahontas County's $63,423.

From 2019 to 2023, Varina's population declined 34.0% from 47 to 31, while its median home value rose 41.5% from $32,500 to $46,000.

22.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31
Median age: 60.3 yrs
Median household income: $40,000
Median home value: $46,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 18
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4731

Median household income

$40,000$40,000

Median home value

$32,500$46,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	47	$40,000	$32,500
2020	39	$38,750	$37,500
2021	27	—	$43,800
2022	32	$43,750	$43,300
2023	31	$40,000	$46,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 443.2%

45 to 5425.8%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7432.3%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	3	9.7%
18 to 24	1	3.2%
25 to 34	1	3.2%
35 to 44	1	3.2%
45 to 54	8	25.8%
55 to 64	3	9.7%
65 to 74	10	32.3%
75 and over	4	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree22.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	13	48.1%
Some college or associate's	8	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	6	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone88.2%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15	88.2%
Carpooled	1	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	1	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	47.1%
15 to 29 min	9	52.9%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.72
Poverty rate: 3.2% (1 of 31)

	Count	Share
Family households	8	44.4%
Nonfamily households	10	55.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	16.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1980535
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.6586, -94.8980