Bennett vs Downey

A side-by-side comparison of Bennett and Downey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bennett has the higher population (418 vs 58 in Downey). Since 2019, Bennett's population has grown faster (+6.4% vs -33.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Bennett	Downey
Population	418	58
Median age	41.6 yrs	64.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,714	—
Median home value	$135,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,000	—
Housing units	205	38
Homeownership rate	70.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennett	Downey
Population	393 → 418 (+6.4%)	87 → 58 (-33.3%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $65,714 (+6.2%)	$92,500 → $94,167 (+1.8%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $135,800 (+38.0%)	$187,500 → $168,200 (-10.3%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $1,000 (+70.6%)	—

Bennett

Population

393418

Median household income

$61,875$65,714

Median home value

$98,400$135,800

Median gross rent

$586$1,000

Downey

Population

8758

Median household income

$92,500$94,167

Median home value

$187,500$168,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennett	Downey
Under 5	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	17.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	32.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	19.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	17.2%
75 and over	7.2%	31.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennett	Downey
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennett	Downey
No high school diploma	6.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.2%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennett	Downey
Drove alone	78.6%	77.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	22.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennett	Downey
1-unit, detached	83.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennett	Downey
Poverty rate	12.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.43	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938