Ackley

Population: 1,554
Median household income: $61,667
Median home value: $99,200

Ackley is a community in Hardin County, Iowa, home to 1,554 residents. Its median household income of $61,667 runs below the Hardin County figure of $64,906.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ackley's population declined 14.4% from 1,816 to 1,554, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $76,700 to $99,200.

21.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,554
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,667
Median home value: $99,200
Median gross rent: $677
Housing units: 752
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8161,554

Median household income

$57,292$61,667

Median home value

$76,700$99,200

Median gross rent

$544$677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,816	$57,292	$76,700	$544
2020	1,788	$52,857	$80,900	$533
2021	1,706	$54,250	$83,700	$547
2022	1,699	$60,577	$94,000	$638
2023	1,554	$61,667	$99,200	$677

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	4.3%
5 to 17	245	15.8%
18 to 24	147	9.5%
25 to 34	146	9.4%
35 to 44	214	13.8%
45 to 54	172	11.1%
55 to 64	234	15.1%
65 to 74	138	8.9%
75 and over	191	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,323	85.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	1.7%
Two or more races	24	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	6.7%
High school graduate	383	35.0%
Some college or associate's	403	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	191	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	591	78.5%
Carpooled	85	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	4.2%
Other means	9	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	302	41.9%
15 to 29 min	207	28.7%
30 to 44 min	152	21.1%
45 to 59 min	37	5.1%
60+ min	23	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 10.8% (160 of 1,485)

	Count	Share
Family households	359	55.1%
Nonfamily households	293	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	652	86.7%
Vacant	100	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	547	83.9%
Renter-occupied	105	16.1%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	639	85.0%
1-unit, attached	7	0.9%
2 to 4 units	94	12.5%
5 to 19 units	4	0.5%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1900190
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.5517, -93.0523