Ackley vs Eldora

A side-by-side comparison of Ackley and Eldora: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eldora has the higher population (2,622 vs 1,554 in Ackley). Eldora has the higher median household income ($72,107 vs $61,667 in Ackley). Eldora has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $99,200 in Ackley).

Population, income & housing

	Ackley	Eldora
Population	1,554	2,622
Median age	41.7 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,667	$72,107
Median home value	$99,200	$108,800
Median gross rent	$677	$735
Housing units	752	1,182
Homeownership rate	83.9%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ackley	Eldora
Population	1,816 → 1,554 (-14.4%)	2,645 → 2,622 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$57,292 → $61,667 (+7.6%)	$47,938 → $72,107 (+50.4%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $99,200 (+29.3%)	$80,600 → $108,800 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $677 (+24.4%)	$632 → $735 (+16.3%)

Ackley

Population

1,8161,554

Median household income

$57,292$61,667

Median home value

$76,700$99,200

Median gross rent

$544$677

Eldora

Population

2,6452,622

Median household income

$47,938$72,107

Median home value

$80,600$108,800

Median gross rent

$632$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ackley	Eldora
Under 5	4.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	16.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.7%
75 and over	12.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ackley	Eldora
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.8%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ackley	Eldora
No high school diploma	6.7%	11.3%
High school graduate	35.0%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ackley	Eldora
Drove alone	78.5%	80.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	3.2%
Other means	1.2%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ackley	Eldora
1-unit, detached	85.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Ackley	Eldora
Poverty rate	10.8%	7.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1954	1958