Ackley vs Union

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

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

Ackley has the higher population (1,554 vs 391 in Union). Ackley has the higher median household income ($61,667 vs $60,000 in Union). Ackley has the higher median home value ($99,200 vs $72,600 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Ackley	Union
Population	1,554	391
Median age	41.7 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,667	$60,000
Median home value	$99,200	$72,600
Median gross rent	$677	$775
Housing units	752	226
Homeownership rate	83.9%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ackley	Union
Population	1,816 → 1,554 (-14.4%)	380 → 391 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$57,292 → $61,667 (+7.6%)	$44,167 → $60,000 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$76,700 → $99,200 (+29.3%)	$68,100 → $72,600 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $677 (+24.4%)	$536 → $775 (+44.6%)

Ackley

Population

1,8161,554

Median household income

$57,292$61,667

Median home value

$76,700$99,200

Median gross rent

$544$677

Union

Population

380391

Median household income

$44,167$60,000

Median home value

$68,100$72,600

Median gross rent

$536$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ackley	Union
Under 5	4.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	7.9%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.4%	7.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	6.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	25.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	15.1%
75 and over	12.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ackley	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ackley	Union
No high school diploma	6.7%	2.5%
High school graduate	35.0%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ackley	Union
Drove alone	78.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	11.3%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	11.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	2.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ackley	Union
1-unit, detached	85.0%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Ackley	Union
Poverty rate	10.8%	15.1%
Average household size	2.30	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1954	1955