Audubon County vs Ringgold County

A side-by-side comparison of Audubon County and Ringgold County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Audubon County has the higher population (5,622 vs 4,664 in Ringgold County). Ringgold County has the higher median household income ($69,821 vs $54,152 in Audubon County). Ringgold County has the higher median home value ($150,300 vs $110,400 in Audubon County).

Population, income & housing

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
Population	5,622	4,664
Median age	47.4 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,152	$69,821
Median home value	$110,400	$150,300
Median gross rent	$707	$745
Housing units	2,786	2,676
Homeownership rate	76.4%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
Population	5,571 → 5,622 (+0.9%)	4,964 → 4,664 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$52,055 → $54,152 (+4.0%)	$55,271 → $69,821 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $110,400 (+38.9%)	$98,700 → $150,300 (+52.3%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $707 (+21.5%)	$667 → $745 (+11.7%)

Audubon County

Population

5,5715,622

Median household income

$52,055$54,152

Median home value

$79,500$110,400

Median gross rent

$582$707

Ringgold County

Population

4,9644,664

Median household income

$55,271$69,821

Median home value

$98,700$150,300

Median gross rent

$667$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
Under 5	6.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.8%
75 and over	11.7%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
No high school diploma	8.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	36.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
Drove alone	81.6%	72.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	3.8%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	11.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
1-unit, detached	92.6%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Audubon County	Ringgold County
Poverty rate	11.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1950	1972