Alvord vs George

A side-by-side comparison of Alvord and George: population, income, housing, and more.

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

George has the higher population (1,049 vs 203 in Alvord). Alvord has the higher median household income ($70,972 vs $59,167 in George). George has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $85,600 in Alvord).

Population, income & housing

	Alvord	George
Population	203	1,049
Median age	38.4 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,972	$59,167
Median home value	$85,600	$112,500
Median gross rent	—	$771
Housing units	93	469
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvord	George
Population	220 → 203 (-7.7%)	1,188 → 1,049 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$61,094 → $70,972 (+16.2%)	$53,558 → $59,167 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$80,500 → $85,600 (+6.3%)	$78,700 → $112,500 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$778 → $771 (-0.9%)

Alvord

Population

220203

Median household income

$61,094$70,972

Median home value

$80,500$85,600

George

Population

1,1881,049

Median household income

$53,558$59,167

Median home value

$78,700$112,500

Median gross rent

$778$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvord	George
Under 5	6.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	24.6%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	12.3%
25 to 34	5.9%	7.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	9.4%
45 to 54	4.4%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	15.2%
75 and over	14.3%	17.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvord	George
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvord	George
No high school diploma	6.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	48.4%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvord	George
Drove alone	77.2%	88.7%
Carpooled	18.5%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvord	George
1-unit, detached	97.8%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alvord	George
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.3%
Average household size	2.64	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1945	1952