Downey vs Mechanicsville

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

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

Mechanicsville has the higher population (906 vs 58 in Downey). Since 2019, Mechanicsville's population has grown faster (-19.5% vs -33.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	Mechanicsville
Population	58	906
Median age	64.9 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,190
Median home value	—	$155,500
Median gross rent	—	$542
Housing units	38	429
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	Mechanicsville
Population	87 → 58 (-33.3%)	1,126 → 906 (-19.5%)
Median household income	$92,500 → $94,167 (+1.8%)	$64,704 → $76,190 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $168,200 (-10.3%)	$105,900 → $155,500 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$750 → $542 (-27.7%)

Downey

Population

8758

Median household income

$92,500$94,167

Median home value

$187,500$168,200

Mechanicsville

Population

1,126906

Median household income

$64,704$76,190

Median home value

$105,900$155,500

Median gross rent

$750$542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downey	Mechanicsville
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	32.8%	16.3%
55 to 64	19.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	17.2%	21.9%
75 and over	31.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downey	Mechanicsville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	Mechanicsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	48.3%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	Mechanicsville
Drove alone	77.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	Mechanicsville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Downey	Mechanicsville
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.6%
Average household size	1.53	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1938	1961