Mount Ayr vs Redding

A side-by-side comparison of Mount Ayr and Redding: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mount Ayr has the higher population (1,739 vs 42 in Redding). Since 2019, Mount Ayr's population has grown faster (-15.4% vs -44.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Ayr	Redding
Population	1,739	42
Median age	40.7 yrs	66.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,676	—
Median home value	$144,500	—
Median gross rent	$694	—
Housing units	821	37
Homeownership rate	69.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Ayr	Redding
Population	2,056 → 1,739 (-15.4%)	76 → 42 (-44.7%)
Median household income	$49,181 → $68,676 (+39.6%)	$63,750 → $75,500 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $144,500 (+65.7%)	$106,300 → $152,500 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $694 (+9.1%)	—

Mount Ayr

Population

2,0561,739

Median household income

$49,181$68,676

Median home value

$87,200$144,500

Median gross rent

$636$694

Redding

Population

7642

Median household income

$63,750$75,500

Median home value

$106,300$152,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Ayr	Redding
Under 5	7.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	4.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	4.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	8.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	23.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	42.9%
75 and over	11.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Ayr	Redding
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Ayr	Redding
No high school diploma	6.2%	15.8%
High school graduate	35.5%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Ayr	Redding
Drove alone	78.3%	50.0%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	50.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Ayr	Redding
1-unit, detached	82.6%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Mount Ayr	Redding
Poverty rate	7.5%	16.7%
Average household size	2.41	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1962	1938