Donnellson vs Fort Madison

A side-by-side comparison of Donnellson and Fort Madison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Madison has the higher population (10,221 vs 813 in Donnellson). Donnellson has the higher median household income ($55,313 vs $49,359 in Fort Madison). Donnellson has the higher median home value ($134,000 vs $95,900 in Fort Madison).

Population, income & housing

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
Population	813	10,221
Median age	37.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,313	$49,359
Median home value	$134,000	$95,900
Median gross rent	$751	$824
Housing units	352	5,142
Homeownership rate	76.0%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
Population	1,039 → 813 (-21.8%)	10,513 → 10,221 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$53,581 → $55,313 (+3.2%)	$42,694 → $49,359 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $134,000 (+29.3%)	$81,600 → $95,900 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $751 (+14.8%)	$709 → $824 (+16.2%)

Donnellson

Population

1,039813

Median household income

$53,581$55,313

Median home value

$103,600$134,000

Median gross rent

$654$751

Fort Madison

Population

10,51310,221

Median household income

$42,694$49,359

Median home value

$81,600$95,900

Median gross rent

$709$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
Under 5	5.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	22.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	6.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	13.1%
75 and over	10.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	85.6%
Black or African American	2.3%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
No high school diploma	3.8%	5.8%
High school graduate	38.5%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
Drove alone	83.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
1-unit, detached	75.6%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Donnellson	Fort Madison
Poverty rate	13.9%	14.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1966	1951