Mitchellville vs Runnells

A side-by-side comparison of Mitchellville and Runnells: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mitchellville has the higher population (2,557 vs 397 in Runnells). Runnells has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $78,816 in Mitchellville). Runnells has the higher median home value ($196,900 vs $190,200 in Mitchellville).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchellville	Runnells
Population	2,557	397
Median age	37.4 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,816	$98,125
Median home value	$190,200	$196,900
Median gross rent	$773	$725
Housing units	784	162
Homeownership rate	82.7%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchellville	Runnells
Population	2,365 → 2,557 (+8.1%)	481 → 397 (-17.5%)
Median household income	$65,417 → $78,816 (+20.5%)	$67,500 → $98,125 (+45.4%)
Median home value	$137,300 → $190,200 (+38.5%)	$140,500 → $196,900 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $773 (+10.7%)	$695 → $725 (+4.3%)

Mitchellville

Population

2,3652,557

Median household income

$65,417$78,816

Median home value

$137,300$190,200

Median gross rent

$698$773

Runnells

Population

481397

Median household income

$67,500$98,125

Median home value

$140,500$196,900

Median gross rent

$695$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchellville	Runnells
Under 5	3.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	21.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	22.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	12.6%
75 and over	4.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchellville	Runnells
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	96.5%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchellville	Runnells
No high school diploma	10.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	38.2%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchellville	Runnells
Drove alone	86.8%	80.1%
Carpooled	3.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchellville	Runnells
1-unit, detached	80.6%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mitchellville	Runnells
Poverty rate	7.7%	5.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1966	1969