Akron vs Brunsville

A side-by-side comparison of Akron and Brunsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Akron has the higher population (1,660 vs 180 in Brunsville). Brunsville has the higher median household income ($67,125 vs $59,706 in Akron). Akron has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $136,300 in Brunsville).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Brunsville
Population	1,660	180
Median age	42.5 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,706	$67,125
Median home value	$145,300	$136,300
Median gross rent	$700	$1,194
Housing units	802	80
Homeownership rate	71.0%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Brunsville
Population	1,588 → 1,660 (+4.5%)	157 → 180 (+14.6%)
Median household income	$50,893 → $59,706 (+17.3%)	$88,125 → $67,125 (-23.8%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $145,300 (+35.3%)	$104,500 → $136,300 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $700 (+12.7%)	$825 → $1,194 (+44.7%)

Akron

Population

1,5881,660

Median household income

$50,893$59,706

Median home value

$107,400$145,300

Median gross rent

$621$700

Brunsville

Population

157180

Median household income

$88,125$67,125

Median home value

$104,500$136,300

Median gross rent

$825$1,194

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Brunsville
Under 5	5.1%	10.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	23.9%
18 to 24	6.2%	10.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	6.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	7.2%	10.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	13.9%
75 and over	16.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Brunsville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	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	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Brunsville
No high school diploma	5.5%	1.0%
High school graduate	41.2%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Brunsville
Drove alone	82.5%	74.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	20.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Brunsville
1-unit, detached	78.3%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Brunsville
Poverty rate	9.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1964	1977