Allison vs Parkersburg

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

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

Parkersburg has the higher population (1,747 vs 1,028 in Allison). Parkersburg has the higher median household income ($73,482 vs $64,306 in Allison). Parkersburg has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $104,600 in Allison).

Population, income & housing

	Allison	Parkersburg
Population	1,028	1,747
Median age	44.1 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,306	$73,482
Median home value	$104,600	$200,000
Median gross rent	$619	$695
Housing units	519	886
Homeownership rate	72.2%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison	Parkersburg
Population	1,109 → 1,028 (-7.3%)	1,940 → 1,747 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$53,788 → $64,306 (+19.6%)	$55,304 → $73,482 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $104,600 (+16.7%)	$153,800 → $200,000 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $619 (+20.0%)	$572 → $695 (+21.5%)

Allison

Population

1,1091,028

Median household income

$53,788$64,306

Median home value

$89,600$104,600

Median gross rent

$516$619

Parkersburg

Population

1,9401,747

Median household income

$55,304$73,482

Median home value

$153,800$200,000

Median gross rent

$572$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison	Parkersburg
Under 5	3.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	6.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.1%	16.7%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.9%
75 and over	12.0%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison	Parkersburg
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison	Parkersburg
No high school diploma	8.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison	Parkersburg
Drove alone	84.7%	86.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	9.5%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison	Parkersburg
1-unit, detached	88.4%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Allison	Parkersburg
Poverty rate	9.5%	7.2%
Average household size	2.14	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1956	1977