Akron vs Remsen

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

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

Remsen has the higher population (1,897 vs 1,660 in Akron). Remsen has the higher median household income ($98,250 vs $59,706 in Akron). Remsen has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $145,300 in Akron).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Remsen
Population	1,660	1,897
Median age	42.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,706	$98,250
Median home value	$145,300	$184,700
Median gross rent	$700	$1,014
Housing units	802	727
Homeownership rate	71.0%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Remsen
Population	1,588 → 1,660 (+4.5%)	1,833 → 1,897 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$50,893 → $59,706 (+17.3%)	$59,306 → $98,250 (+65.7%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $145,300 (+35.3%)	$133,800 → $184,700 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $700 (+12.7%)	$708 → $1,014 (+43.2%)

Akron

Population

1,5881,660

Median household income

$50,893$59,706

Median home value

$107,400$145,300

Median gross rent

$621$700

Remsen

Population

1,8331,897

Median household income

$59,306$98,250

Median home value

$133,800$184,700

Median gross rent

$708$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Remsen
Under 5	5.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	22.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	8.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	14.0%	12.6%
75 and over	16.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Remsen
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
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%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Remsen
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.1%
High school graduate	41.2%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Remsen
Drove alone	82.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Remsen
1-unit, detached	78.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.3%
20 or more units	4.7%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Remsen
Poverty rate	9.2%	4.1%
Average household size	2.19	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1964	1956