Bussey vs Melcher-Dallas

A side-by-side comparison of Bussey and Melcher-Dallas: population, income, housing, and more.

Bussey and Melcher-Dallas are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melcher-Dallas has the higher population (1,228 vs 453 in Bussey). Melcher-Dallas has the higher median household income ($72,824 vs $47,857 in Bussey). Melcher-Dallas has the higher median home value ($94,600 vs $62,500 in Bussey).

Population, income & housing

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
Population	453	1,228
Median age	39.9 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,857	$72,824
Median home value	$62,500	$94,600
Median gross rent	$580	$798
Housing units	209	525
Homeownership rate	85.4%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
Population	420 → 453 (+7.9%)	1,160 → 1,228 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$32,303 → $47,857 (+48.2%)	$38,611 → $72,824 (+88.6%)
Median home value	$48,500 → $62,500 (+28.9%)	$73,300 → $94,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$515 → $580 (+12.6%)	$581 → $798 (+37.3%)

Bussey

Population

420453

Median household income

$32,303$47,857

Median home value

$48,500$62,500

Median gross rent

$515$580

Melcher-Dallas

Population

1,1601,228

Median household income

$38,611$72,824

Median home value

$73,300$94,600

Median gross rent

$581$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
Under 5	4.6%	9.8%
5 to 17	23.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	16.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	16.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.4%
75 and over	8.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
No high school diploma	8.8%	3.8%
High school graduate	44.6%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
Drove alone	85.6%	85.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	2.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
1-unit, detached	92.3%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Bussey	Melcher-Dallas
Poverty rate	12.4%	12.5%
Average household size	2.36	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1944	1938