Downey vs Stanwood

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

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

Stanwood has the higher population (520 vs 58 in Downey). Since 2019, Stanwood's population has grown faster (-20.6% vs -33.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	Stanwood
Population	58	520
Median age	64.9 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,750
Median home value	—	$137,700
Median gross rent	—	$861
Housing units	38	283
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	Stanwood
Population	87 → 58 (-33.3%)	655 → 520 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$92,500 → $94,167 (+1.8%)	$57,125 → $58,750 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $168,200 (-10.3%)	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$754 → $861 (+14.2%)

Downey

Population

8758

Median household income

$92,500$94,167

Median home value

$187,500$168,200

Stanwood

Population

655520

Median household income

$57,125$58,750

Median home value

$97,900$137,700

Median gross rent

$754$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downey	Stanwood
Under 5	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	32.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	19.0%	18.1%
65 to 74	17.2%	8.8%
75 and over	31.0%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downey	Stanwood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	Stanwood
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	48.3%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	Stanwood
Drove alone	77.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	Stanwood
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Downey	Stanwood
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.7%
Average household size	1.53	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1938	1952