Allison vs Aredale

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

Allison and Aredale 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 46 in Aredale). Allison has the higher median household income ($64,306 vs $28,000 in Aredale). Allison has the higher median home value ($104,600 vs $58,300 in Aredale).

Population, income & housing

	Allison	Aredale
Population	1,028	46
Median age	44.1 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,306	$28,000
Median home value	$104,600	$58,300
Median gross rent	$619	—
Housing units	519	35
Homeownership rate	72.2%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison	Aredale
Population	1,109 → 1,028 (-7.3%)	46 → 46 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$53,788 → $64,306 (+19.6%)	$33,750 → $28,000 (-17.0%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $104,600 (+16.7%)	$42,500 → $58,300 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $619 (+20.0%)	$667 → $600 (-10.0%)

Allison

Population

1,1091,028

Median household income

$53,788$64,306

Median home value

$89,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$516$619

Aredale

Population

4646

Median household income

$33,750$28,000

Median home value

$42,500$58,300

Median gross rent

$667$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison	Aredale
Under 5	3.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	8.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	15.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	2.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	28.3%
75 and over	12.0%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison	Aredale
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison	Aredale
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.5%
High school graduate	40.0%	57.9%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison	Aredale
Drove alone	84.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.0%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison	Aredale
1-unit, detached	88.4%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allison	Aredale
Poverty rate	9.5%	30.4%
Average household size	2.14	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1956	1938