Allamakee County vs Butler County

A side-by-side comparison of Allamakee County and Butler County: population, income, housing, and more.

Allamakee County and Butler County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Butler County has the higher population (14,301 vs 14,038 in Allamakee County). Butler County has the higher median household income ($69,651 vs $66,000 in Allamakee County). Allamakee County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $156,500 in Butler County).

Population, income & housing

	Allamakee County	Butler County
Population	14,038	14,301
Median age	43.1 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,000	$69,651
Median home value	$171,900	$156,500
Median gross rent	$717	$780
Housing units	7,730	6,569
Homeownership rate	78.8%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allamakee County	Butler County
Population	13,813 → 14,038 (+1.6%)	14,628 → 14,301 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$52,216 → $66,000 (+26.4%)	$57,115 → $69,651 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $171,900 (+31.8%)	$116,700 → $156,500 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $717 (+15.6%)	$598 → $780 (+30.4%)

Allamakee County

Population

13,81314,038

Median household income

$52,216$66,000

Median home value

$130,400$171,900

Median gross rent

$620$717

Butler County

Population

14,62814,301

Median household income

$57,115$69,651

Median home value

$116,700$156,500

Median gross rent

$598$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allamakee County	Butler County
Under 5	6.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.7%
75 and over	9.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allamakee County	Butler County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	94.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allamakee County	Butler County
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.4%
High school graduate	41.2%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allamakee County	Butler County
Drove alone	73.9%	83.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.5%	5.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allamakee County	Butler County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Allamakee County	Butler County
Poverty rate	12.1%	10.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1971	1956