Ainsworth vs Wellman

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

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

Wellman has the higher population (1,539 vs 723 in Ainsworth). Ainsworth has the higher median household income ($67,115 vs $56,696 in Wellman). Wellman has the higher median home value ($149,000 vs $110,300 in Ainsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Ainsworth	Wellman
Population	723	1,539
Median age	33.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,115	$56,696
Median home value	$110,300	$149,000
Median gross rent	$714	$765
Housing units	225	682
Homeownership rate	81.5%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ainsworth	Wellman
Population	577 → 723 (+25.3%)	1,321 → 1,539 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$54,875 → $67,115 (+22.3%)	$56,528 → $56,696 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $110,300 (+12.7%)	$117,400 → $149,000 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $714 (+14.2%)	$609 → $765 (+25.6%)

Ainsworth

Population

577723

Median household income

$54,875$67,115

Median home value

$97,900$110,300

Median gross rent

$625$714

Wellman

Population

1,3211,539

Median household income

$56,528$56,696

Median home value

$117,400$149,000

Median gross rent

$609$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ainsworth	Wellman
Under 5	1.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	29.7%	19.0%
18 to 24	12.2%	3.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	22.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	8.6%
55 to 64	6.6%	10.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	13.5%
75 and over	2.5%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ainsworth	Wellman
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ainsworth	Wellman
No high school diploma	14.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	44.1%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ainsworth	Wellman
Drove alone	67.8%	86.9%
Carpooled	20.2%	4.8%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.7%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ainsworth	Wellman
1-unit, detached	84.0%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Ainsworth	Wellman
Poverty rate	1.9%	6.6%
Average household size	3.35	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1938	1973