Aplington vs Bristow

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

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

Aplington has the higher population (1,012 vs 173 in Bristow). Aplington has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $54,400 in Bristow). Since 2019, Bristow's population has grown faster (+13.1% vs +4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Aplington	Bristow
Population	1,012	173
Median age	37.6 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,093	—
Median home value	$131,800	$54,400
Median gross rent	$650	$375
Housing units	444	99
Homeownership rate	84.8%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aplington	Bristow
Population	968 → 1,012 (+4.5%)	153 → 173 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$56,186 → $70,093 (+24.8%)	—
Median home value	$92,100 → $131,800 (+43.1%)	$36,300 → $54,400 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$599 → $650 (+8.5%)	$650 → $375 (-42.3%)

Aplington

Population

9681,012

Median household income

$56,186$70,093

Median home value

$92,100$131,800

Median gross rent

$599$650

Bristow

Population

153173

Median home value

$36,300$54,400

Median gross rent

$650$375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aplington	Bristow
Under 5	11.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	2.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	22.5%
45 to 54	6.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	20.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.7%
75 and over	12.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aplington	Bristow
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aplington	Bristow
No high school diploma	5.0%	13.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aplington	Bristow
Drove alone	84.9%	84.8%
Carpooled	4.1%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aplington	Bristow
1-unit, detached	86.7%	94.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Aplington	Bristow
Poverty rate	7.0%	18.5%
Average household size	2.51	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1960	1946