Brandon vs Rowley

A side-by-side comparison of Brandon and Rowley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rowley has the higher population (354 vs 328 in Brandon). Brandon has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $60,417 in Rowley). Rowley has the higher median home value ($135,200 vs $100,000 in Brandon).

Population, income & housing

	Brandon	Rowley
Population	328	354
Median age	36.5 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,875	$60,417
Median home value	$100,000	$135,200
Median gross rent	$1,013	$1,016
Housing units	129	132
Homeownership rate	62.5%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandon	Rowley
Population	312 → 328 (+5.1%)	272 → 354 (+30.1%)
Median household income	$41,042 → $61,875 (+50.8%)	$57,083 → $60,417 (+5.8%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $100,000 (+46.8%)	$102,400 → $135,200 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,013 (+29.4%)	$525 → $1,016 (+93.5%)

Brandon

Population

312328

Median household income

$41,042$61,875

Median home value

$68,100$100,000

Median gross rent

$783$1,013

Rowley

Population

272354

Median household income

$57,083$60,417

Median home value

$102,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$525$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandon	Rowley
Under 5	3.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	22.9%	13.8%
18 to 24	14.3%	19.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	14.6%	7.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	14.1%
75 and over	4.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandon	Rowley
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
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	1.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandon	Rowley
No high school diploma	9.8%	4.0%
High school graduate	44.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandon	Rowley
Drove alone	84.4%	75.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	13.2%
Other means	1.7%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandon	Rowley
1-unit, detached	79.8%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Brandon	Rowley
Poverty rate	19.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1960	1968