Allamakee County vs Mills County

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

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

Mills County has the higher population (14,563 vs 14,038 in Allamakee County). Mills County has the higher median household income ($87,810 vs $66,000 in Allamakee County). Mills County has the higher median home value ($228,700 vs $171,900 in Allamakee County).

Population, income & housing

	Allamakee County	Mills County
Population	14,038	14,563
Median age	43.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,000	$87,810
Median home value	$171,900	$228,700
Median gross rent	$717	$888
Housing units	7,730	6,119
Homeownership rate	78.8%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allamakee County	Mills County
Population	13,813 → 14,038 (+1.6%)	15,034 → 14,563 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$52,216 → $66,000 (+26.4%)	$72,079 → $87,810 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $171,900 (+31.8%)	$168,900 → $228,700 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $717 (+15.6%)	$826 → $888 (+7.5%)

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

Mills County

Population

15,03414,563

Median household income

$72,079$87,810

Median home value

$168,900$228,700

Median gross rent

$826$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allamakee County	Mills County
Under 5	6.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.3%
75 and over	9.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allamakee County	Mills County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	93.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allamakee County	Mills County
No high school diploma	7.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	41.2%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allamakee County	Mills County
Drove alone	73.9%	76.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	9.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allamakee County	Mills County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Allamakee County	Mills County
Poverty rate	12.1%	6.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1971	1973