Rowley vs Stanley

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

Rowley and Stanley 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 73 in Stanley). Rowley has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $48,750 in Stanley). Rowley has the higher median home value ($135,200 vs $60,000 in Stanley).

Population, income & housing

	Rowley	Stanley
Population	354	73
Median age	41.8 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,417	$48,750
Median home value	$135,200	$60,000
Median gross rent	$1,016	—
Housing units	132	41
Homeownership rate	84.9%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	27.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rowley	Stanley
Population	272 → 354 (+30.1%)	130 → 73 (-43.8%)
Median household income	$57,083 → $60,417 (+5.8%)	$39,688 → $48,750 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $135,200 (+32.0%)	$52,500 → $60,000 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $1,016 (+93.5%)	—

Rowley

Population

272354

Median household income

$57,083$60,417

Median home value

$102,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$525$1,016

Stanley

Population

13073

Median household income

$39,688$48,750

Median home value

$52,500$60,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rowley	Stanley
Under 5	3.1%	1.4%
5 to 17	13.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	19.2%	13.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	5.5%
35 to 44	7.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	17.8%
55 to 64	17.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	14.1%	21.9%
75 and over	4.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rowley	Stanley
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	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	0.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rowley	Stanley
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.7%
High school graduate	36.7%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rowley	Stanley
Drove alone	75.6%	61.3%
Carpooled	3.6%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	9.7%
Other means	3.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rowley	Stanley
1-unit, detached	92.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rowley	Stanley
Poverty rate	6.3%	1.4%
Average household size	2.81	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	26	36
Median year structure built	1968	1938