Runnells vs Windsor Heights

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

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

Windsor Heights has the higher population (5,171 vs 397 in Runnells). Runnells has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $89,083 in Windsor Heights). Windsor Heights has the higher median home value ($251,800 vs $196,900 in Runnells).

Population, income & housing

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
Population	397	5,171
Median age	39.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,125	$89,083
Median home value	$196,900	$251,800
Median gross rent	$725	$1,355
Housing units	162	2,327
Homeownership rate	84.3%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
Population	481 → 397 (-17.5%)	4,953 → 5,171 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$67,500 → $98,125 (+45.4%)	$64,230 → $89,083 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $196,900 (+40.1%)	$186,700 → $251,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $725 (+4.3%)	$1,019 → $1,355 (+33.0%)

Runnells

Population

481397

Median household income

$67,500$98,125

Median home value

$140,500$196,900

Median gross rent

$695$725

Windsor Heights

Population

4,9535,171

Median household income

$64,230$89,083

Median home value

$186,700$251,800

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
Under 5	8.1%	8.4%
5 to 17	11.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	5.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	16.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.6%	13.5%
75 and over	6.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	34.6%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
Drove alone	80.1%	73.0%
Carpooled	8.7%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	19.1%
Other means	2.4%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
1-unit, detached	90.1%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Runnells	Windsor Heights
Poverty rate	5.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1969	1959