Morrison vs Wellsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Morrison and Wellsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wellsburg has the higher population (710 vs 125 in Morrison). Morrison has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $63,125 in Wellsburg). Morrison has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $110,800 in Wellsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Morrison	Wellsburg
Population	125	710
Median age	39.9 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,750	$63,125
Median home value	$137,500	$110,800
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	47	362
Homeownership rate	91.5%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrison	Wellsburg
Population	154 → 125 (-18.8%)	737 → 710 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$52,000 → $88,750 (+70.7%)	$54,091 → $63,125 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$67,500 → $137,500 (+103.7%)	$82,900 → $110,800 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$513 → $625 (+21.8%)

Morrison

Population

154125

Median household income

$52,000$88,750

Median home value

$67,500$137,500

Wellsburg

Population

737710

Median household income

$54,091$63,125

Median home value

$82,900$110,800

Median gross rent

$513$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrison	Wellsburg
Under 5	12.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	7.9%
45 to 54	14.4%	16.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.4%
75 and over	8.8%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrison	Wellsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrison	Wellsburg
No high school diploma	2.3%	2.5%
High school graduate	49.4%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrison	Wellsburg
Drove alone	80.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	11.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrison	Wellsburg
1-unit, detached	93.6%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Morrison	Wellsburg
Poverty rate	13.6%	7.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1964	1954