Mount Auburn

Population: 183
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $109,400

Mount Auburn, a community in Benton County, Iowa, has 183 residents. The median household income of $76,250 is below the Benton County median ($84,742).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Auburn's population grew 41.9% from 129 to 183, while its median home value rose 90.3% from $57,500 to $109,400.

78.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 183
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $109,400
Median gross rent: $1,021
Housing units: 76
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

129183

Median household income

$53,942$76,250

Median home value

$57,500$109,400

Median gross rent

$533$1,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	129	$53,942	$57,500	$533
2020	157	$75,298	$72,500	$544
2021	156	$62,500	$78,800	$700
2022	154	$68,750	$154,700	$833
2023	183	$76,250	$109,400	$1,021

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	5.5%
5 to 17	34	18.6%
18 to 24	24	13.1%
25 to 34	21	11.5%
35 to 44	33	18.0%
45 to 54	11	6.0%
55 to 64	22	12.0%
65 to 74	16	8.7%
75 and over	12	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	165	90.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate55.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	8.7%
High school graduate	64	55.7%
Some college or associate's	37	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	4	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	79	87.8%
Carpooled	11	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	23.3%
15 to 29 min	30	33.3%
30 to 44 min	34	37.8%
45 to 59 min	2	2.2%
60+ min	3	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 8.7% (16 of 183)

	Count	Share
Family households	52	74.3%
Nonfamily households	18	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	70	92.1%
Vacant	6	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	55	78.6%
Renter-occupied	15	21.4%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	60	78.9%
1-unit, attached	2	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1954435
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2573, -92.0939