Mingo vs Oakland Acres

A side-by-side comparison of Mingo and Oakland Acres: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mingo has the higher population (373 vs 187 in Oakland Acres). Oakland Acres has the higher median household income ($111,250 vs $61,806 in Mingo). Oakland Acres has the higher median home value ($248,800 vs $120,300 in Mingo).

Population, income & housing

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
Population	373	187
Median age	40.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,806	$111,250
Median home value	$120,300	$248,800
Median gross rent	$691	$1,500
Housing units	163	81
Homeownership rate	77.8%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
Population	301 → 373 (+23.9%)	138 → 187 (+35.5%)
Median household income	$43,281 → $61,806 (+42.8%)	$95,000 → $111,250 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$90,800 → $120,300 (+32.5%)	$215,000 → $248,800 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $691 (+2.4%)	—

Mingo

Population

301373

Median household income

$43,281$61,806

Median home value

$90,800$120,300

Median gross rent

$675$691

Oakland Acres

Population

138187

Median household income

$95,000$111,250

Median home value

$215,000$248,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
Under 5	8.6%	10.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	21.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	1.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	7.0%
35 to 44	21.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	17.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	12.3%
75 and over	3.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	98.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
No high school diploma	1.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	49.8%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
Drove alone	86.7%	81.6%
Carpooled	3.3%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	4.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
1-unit, detached	71.8%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mingo	Oakland Acres
Poverty rate	6.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1970	1978