Allamakee County vs O'Brien County

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

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

O'Brien County has the higher population (14,103 vs 14,038 in Allamakee County). O'Brien County has the higher median household income ($68,216 vs $66,000 in Allamakee County). Allamakee County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $158,900 in O'Brien County).

Population, income & housing

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
Population	14,038	14,103
Median age	43.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,000	$68,216
Median home value	$171,900	$158,900
Median gross rent	$717	$770
Housing units	7,730	6,544
Homeownership rate	78.8%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
Population	13,813 → 14,038 (+1.6%)	13,835 → 14,103 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$52,216 → $66,000 (+26.4%)	$53,703 → $68,216 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $171,900 (+31.8%)	$107,000 → $158,900 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $717 (+15.6%)	$585 → $770 (+31.6%)

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

O'Brien County

Population

13,83514,103

Median household income

$53,703$68,216

Median home value

$107,000$158,900

Median gross rent

$585$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
Under 5	6.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.1%
75 and over	9.6%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	88.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
No high school diploma	7.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
Drove alone	73.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	6.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
1-unit, detached	75.5%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Allamakee County	O'Brien County
Poverty rate	12.1%	13.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1971	1959