Allamakee County vs Harrison County

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

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

Harrison County has the higher population (14,645 vs 14,038 in Allamakee County). Harrison County has the higher median household income ($77,027 vs $66,000 in Allamakee County). Allamakee County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $165,300 in Harrison County).

Population, income & housing

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
Population	14,038	14,645
Median age	43.1 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,000	$77,027
Median home value	$171,900	$165,300
Median gross rent	$717	$854
Housing units	7,730	6,679
Homeownership rate	78.8%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
Population	13,813 → 14,038 (+1.6%)	14,089 → 14,645 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$52,216 → $66,000 (+26.4%)	$63,854 → $77,027 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $171,900 (+31.8%)	$120,600 → $165,300 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $717 (+15.6%)	$715 → $854 (+19.4%)

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

Harrison County

Population

14,08914,645

Median household income

$63,854$77,027

Median home value

$120,600$165,300

Median gross rent

$715$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
Under 5	6.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.3%
75 and over	9.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	41.2%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
Drove alone	73.9%	81.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	6.2%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	8.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Allamakee County	Harrison County
Poverty rate	12.1%	7.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1971	1952