Colesburg vs Ryan

A side-by-side comparison of Colesburg and Ryan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colesburg has the higher population (585 vs 383 in Ryan). Ryan has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $50,000 in Colesburg). Ryan has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $103,700 in Colesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Colesburg	Ryan
Population	585	383
Median age	51.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$77,500
Median home value	$103,700	$148,100
Median gross rent	$494	$914
Housing units	272	161
Homeownership rate	82.3%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colesburg	Ryan
Population	460 → 585 (+27.2%)	418 → 383 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$49,643 → $50,000 (+0.7%)	$65,104 → $77,500 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $103,700 (+13.3%)	$108,500 → $148,100 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $494 (-5.2%)	$556 → $914 (+64.4%)

Colesburg

Population

460585

Median household income

$49,643$50,000

Median home value

$91,500$103,700

Median gross rent

$521$494

Ryan

Population

418383

Median household income

$65,104$77,500

Median home value

$108,500$148,100

Median gross rent

$556$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colesburg	Ryan
Under 5	3.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	23.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	8.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	18.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	15.6%	11.5%
75 and over	12.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colesburg	Ryan
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colesburg	Ryan
No high school diploma	11.3%	4.0%
High school graduate	50.4%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colesburg	Ryan
Drove alone	71.4%	89.7%
Carpooled	15.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	4.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colesburg	Ryan
1-unit, detached	86.8%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colesburg	Ryan
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1946	1960