Allerton vs Humeston

A side-by-side comparison of Allerton and Humeston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Humeston has the higher population (505 vs 413 in Allerton). Humeston has the higher median household income ($52,446 vs $45,417 in Allerton). Allerton has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $65,000 in Humeston).

Population, income & housing

	Allerton	Humeston
Population	413	505
Median age	44.5 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,417	$52,446
Median home value	$85,000	$65,000
Median gross rent	$583	$546
Housing units	207	287
Homeownership rate	79.3%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allerton	Humeston
Population	497 → 413 (-16.9%)	484 → 505 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$39,464 → $45,417 (+15.1%)	$37,386 → $52,446 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$45,800 → $85,000 (+85.6%)	$59,700 → $65,000 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$464 → $583 (+25.6%)	$480 → $546 (+13.8%)

Allerton

Population

497413

Median household income

$39,464$45,417

Median home value

$45,800$85,000

Median gross rent

$464$583

Humeston

Population

484505

Median household income

$37,386$52,446

Median home value

$59,700$65,000

Median gross rent

$480$546

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allerton	Humeston
Under 5	4.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	22.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	6.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	6.3%
45 to 54	21.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	6.1%	16.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	18.0%
75 and over	11.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allerton	Humeston
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	9.9%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allerton	Humeston
No high school diploma	0.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	27.2%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	56.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allerton	Humeston
Drove alone	82.8%	70.8%
Carpooled	11.5%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allerton	Humeston
1-unit, detached	85.5%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Allerton	Humeston
Poverty rate	25.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1950	1971