Audubon County vs Wayne County

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

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

Wayne County has the higher population (6,518 vs 5,622 in Audubon County). Wayne County has the higher median household income ($59,118 vs $54,152 in Audubon County). Audubon County has the higher median home value ($110,400 vs $102,300 in Wayne County).

Population, income & housing

	Audubon County	Wayne County
Population	5,622	6,518
Median age	47.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,152	$59,118
Median home value	$110,400	$102,300
Median gross rent	$707	$660
Housing units	2,786	3,021
Homeownership rate	76.4%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Audubon County	Wayne County
Population	5,571 → 5,622 (+0.9%)	6,429 → 6,518 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$52,055 → $54,152 (+4.0%)	$44,768 → $59,118 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $110,400 (+38.9%)	$81,100 → $102,300 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $707 (+21.5%)	$524 → $660 (+26.0%)

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

Wayne County

Population

6,4296,518

Median household income

$44,768$59,118

Median home value

$81,100$102,300

Median gross rent

$524$660

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Audubon County	Wayne County
Under 5	6.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.2%
75 and over	11.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Audubon County	Wayne County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Audubon County	Wayne County
No high school diploma	8.0%	11.6%
High school graduate	36.2%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Audubon County	Wayne County
Drove alone	81.6%	75.5%
Carpooled	4.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	3.8%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	6.3%
Other means	0.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Audubon County	Wayne County
1-unit, detached	92.6%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Audubon County	Wayne County
Poverty rate	11.8%	15.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1950	1969