Collins vs Kelley

A side-by-side comparison of Collins and Kelley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Collins has the higher population (493 vs 386 in Kelley). Kelley has the higher median household income ($119,375 vs $67,292 in Collins). Kelley has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $130,700 in Collins).

Population, income & housing

	Collins	Kelley
Population	493	386
Median age	33.0 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,292	$119,375
Median home value	$130,700	$218,800
Median gross rent	$883	$971
Housing units	202	173
Homeownership rate	74.7%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Collins	Kelley
Population	477 → 493 (+3.4%)	288 → 386 (+34.0%)
Median household income	$55,500 → $67,292 (+21.2%)	$83,125 → $119,375 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $130,700 (+34.6%)	$152,800 → $218,800 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $883 (+3.3%)	$1,563 → $971 (-37.9%)

Collins

Population

477493

Median household income

$55,500$67,292

Median home value

$97,100$130,700

Median gross rent

$855$883

Kelley

Population

288386

Median household income

$83,125$119,375

Median home value

$152,800$218,800

Median gross rent

$1,563$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Collins	Kelley
Under 5	4.3%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	9.5%	3.6%
25 to 34	18.1%	39.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	8.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	3.9%	8.0%
75 and over	7.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Collins	Kelley
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Collins	Kelley
No high school diploma	7.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	38.5%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Collins	Kelley
Drove alone	83.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Collins	Kelley
1-unit, detached	85.1%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	32.4%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Collins	Kelley
Poverty rate	9.0%	6.5%
Average household size	2.54	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1952	1966