Arion vs Ricketts

A side-by-side comparison of Arion and Ricketts: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arion has the higher population (99 vs 58 in Ricketts). Since 2019, Arion's population has grown faster (-5.7% vs -50.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Arion	Ricketts
Population	99	58
Median age	15.3 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,583	—
Median home value	—	$52,000
Median gross rent	—	$706
Housing units	31	57
Homeownership rate	83.9%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arion	Ricketts
Population	105 → 99 (-5.7%)	118 → 58 (-50.8%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $39,583 (-20.8%)	$39,375 → $31,250 (-20.6%)
Median home value	$34,600 → $53,800 (+55.5%)	$32,900 → $52,000 (+58.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $706 (+0.9%)

Arion

Population

10599

Median household income

$50,000$39,583

Median home value

$34,600$53,800

Ricketts

Population

11858

Median household income

$39,375$31,250

Median home value

$32,900$52,000

Median gross rent

$700$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arion	Ricketts
Under 5	20.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	31.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.0%	24.1%
25 to 34	3.0%	5.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.2%	24.1%
65 to 74	2.0%	17.2%
75 and over	5.1%	29.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arion	Ricketts
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arion	Ricketts
No high school diploma	21.7%	9.1%
High school graduate	52.2%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arion	Ricketts
Drove alone	68.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	27.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arion	Ricketts
1-unit, detached	83.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arion	Ricketts
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.8%
Average household size	3.19	1.32
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938