Ainsworth vs Riverside

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

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

Riverside has the higher population (1,040 vs 723 in Ainsworth). Riverside has the higher median household income ($81,094 vs $67,115 in Ainsworth). Riverside has the higher median home value ($191,100 vs $110,300 in Ainsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Ainsworth	Riverside
Population	723	1,040
Median age	33.6 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,115	$81,094
Median home value	$110,300	$191,100
Median gross rent	$714	$800
Housing units	225	516
Homeownership rate	81.5%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ainsworth	Riverside
Population	577 → 723 (+25.3%)	1,115 → 1,040 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$54,875 → $67,115 (+22.3%)	$62,772 → $81,094 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $110,300 (+12.7%)	$152,400 → $191,100 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $714 (+14.2%)	$705 → $800 (+13.5%)

Ainsworth

Population

577723

Median household income

$54,875$67,115

Median home value

$97,900$110,300

Median gross rent

$625$714

Riverside

Population

1,1151,040

Median household income

$62,772$81,094

Median home value

$152,400$191,100

Median gross rent

$705$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ainsworth	Riverside
Under 5	1.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	29.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	12.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	6.8%	15.9%
35 to 44	22.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	6.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	6.9%
75 and over	2.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ainsworth	Riverside
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
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	2.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ainsworth	Riverside
No high school diploma	14.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	44.1%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ainsworth	Riverside
Drove alone	67.8%	86.7%
Carpooled	20.2%	4.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	8.2%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ainsworth	Riverside
1-unit, detached	84.0%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Ainsworth	Riverside
Poverty rate	1.9%	3.8%
Average household size	3.35	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1938	1972