Allison vs Aplington

A side-by-side comparison of Allison and Aplington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Allison has the higher population (1,028 vs 1,012 in Aplington). Aplington has the higher median household income ($70,093 vs $64,306 in Allison). Aplington has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $104,600 in Allison).

Population, income & housing

	Allison	Aplington
Population	1,028	1,012
Median age	44.1 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,306	$70,093
Median home value	$104,600	$131,800
Median gross rent	$619	$650
Housing units	519	444
Homeownership rate	72.2%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison	Aplington
Population	1,109 → 1,028 (-7.3%)	968 → 1,012 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$53,788 → $64,306 (+19.6%)	$56,186 → $70,093 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $104,600 (+16.7%)	$92,100 → $131,800 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $619 (+20.0%)	$599 → $650 (+8.5%)

Allison

Population

1,1091,028

Median household income

$53,788$64,306

Median home value

$89,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$516$619

Aplington

Population

9681,012

Median household income

$56,186$70,093

Median home value

$92,100$131,800

Median gross rent

$599$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison	Aplington
Under 5	3.2%	11.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	6.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.6%
75 and over	12.0%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison	Aplington
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison	Aplington
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison	Aplington
Drove alone	84.7%	84.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	5.4%
Other means	3.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison	Aplington
1-unit, detached	88.4%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allison	Aplington
Poverty rate	9.5%	7.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1956	1960