Runnells vs Saylorville

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

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

Saylorville has the higher population (3,559 vs 397 in Runnells). Runnells has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $80,250 in Saylorville). Saylorville has the higher median home value ($287,700 vs $196,900 in Runnells).

Population, income & housing

	Runnells	Saylorville
Population	397	3,559
Median age	39.5 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$98,125	$80,250
Median home value	$196,900	$287,700
Median gross rent	$725	$1,642
Housing units	162	1,444
Homeownership rate	84.3%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Runnells	Saylorville
Population	481 → 397 (-17.5%)	4,009 → 3,559 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$67,500 → $98,125 (+45.4%)	$65,174 → $80,250 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $196,900 (+40.1%)	$210,000 → $287,700 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $725 (+4.3%)	$1,679 → $1,642 (-2.2%)

Runnells

Population

481397

Median household income

$67,500$98,125

Median home value

$140,500$196,900

Median gross rent

$695$725

Saylorville

Population

4,0093,559

Median household income

$65,174$80,250

Median home value

$210,000$287,700

Median gross rent

$1,679$1,642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Runnells	Saylorville
Under 5	8.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.8%	24.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.4%
25 to 34	14.9%	6.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	18.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.6%
75 and over	6.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Runnells	Saylorville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Runnells	Saylorville
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Runnells	Saylorville
Drove alone	80.1%	72.4%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	17.9%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Runnells	Saylorville
1-unit, detached	90.1%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Runnells	Saylorville
Poverty rate	5.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1969	1983