Delaware vs Ryan

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

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

Ryan has the higher population (383 vs 126 in Delaware). Ryan has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $72,083 in Delaware). Ryan has the higher median home value ($148,100 vs $139,500 in Delaware).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware	Ryan
Population	126	383
Median age	54.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$77,500
Median home value	$139,500	$148,100
Median gross rent	$613	$914
Housing units	66	161
Homeownership rate	75.4%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware	Ryan
Population	144 → 126 (-12.5%)	418 → 383 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $72,083 (+80.2%)	$65,104 → $77,500 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $139,500 (+44.6%)	$108,500 → $148,100 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $613 (-12.4%)	$556 → $914 (+64.4%)

Delaware

Population

144126

Median household income

$40,000$72,083

Median home value

$96,500$139,500

Median gross rent

$700$613

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)

	Delaware	Ryan
Under 5	7.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	7.9%	23.2%
18 to 24	2.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	5.6%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	25.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	15.9%	11.5%
75 and over	7.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware	Ryan
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	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	6.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware	Ryan
No high school diploma	5.8%	4.0%
High school graduate	42.7%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware	Ryan
Drove alone	83.6%	89.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware	Ryan
1-unit, detached	69.7%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Delaware	Ryan
Poverty rate	1.6%	7.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1982	1960