Ainsworth vs Kalona

A side-by-side comparison of Ainsworth and Kalona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kalona has the higher population (2,679 vs 723 in Ainsworth). Kalona has the higher median household income ($72,766 vs $67,115 in Ainsworth). Kalona has the higher median home value ($221,300 vs $110,300 in Ainsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Ainsworth	Kalona
Population	723	2,679
Median age	33.6 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,115	$72,766
Median home value	$110,300	$221,300
Median gross rent	$714	$819
Housing units	225	1,222
Homeownership rate	81.5%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ainsworth	Kalona
Population	577 → 723 (+25.3%)	2,520 → 2,679 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$54,875 → $67,115 (+22.3%)	$58,446 → $72,766 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $110,300 (+12.7%)	$162,800 → $221,300 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $714 (+14.2%)	$753 → $819 (+8.8%)

Ainsworth

Population

577723

Median household income

$54,875$67,115

Median home value

$97,900$110,300

Median gross rent

$625$714

Kalona

Population

2,5202,679

Median household income

$58,446$72,766

Median home value

$162,800$221,300

Median gross rent

$753$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ainsworth	Kalona
Under 5	1.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	29.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	12.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	22.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	6.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	6.6%	15.7%
75 and over	2.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ainsworth	Kalona
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ainsworth	Kalona
No high school diploma	14.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	44.1%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ainsworth	Kalona
Drove alone	67.8%	72.0%
Carpooled	20.2%	7.2%
Public transit	1.0%	1.4%
Walked	2.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	12.8%
Other means	3.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ainsworth	Kalona
1-unit, detached	84.0%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Ainsworth	Kalona
Poverty rate	1.9%	3.1%
Average household size	3.35	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1938	1978