Mount Ayr

Population: 1,739
Median household income: $68,676
Median home value: $144,500

Mount Ayr, a community in Ringgold County, Iowa, has 1,739 residents. Its median household income of $68,676 runs in line with the Ringgold County figure of $69,821.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Ayr's population declined 15.4% from 2,056 to 1,739, while its median home value rose 65.7% from $87,200 to $144,500.

The median resident is 40.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,739
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,676
Median home value: $144,500
Median gross rent: $694
Housing units: 821
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0561,739

Median household income

$49,181$68,676

Median home value

$87,200$144,500

Median gross rent

$636$694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,056	$49,181	$87,200	$636
2020	1,988	$47,625	$100,700	$577
2021	1,832	$46,125	$97,900	$613
2022	1,838	$61,458	$115,800	$686
2023	1,739	$68,676	$144,500	$694

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	7.5%
5 to 17	320	18.4%
18 to 24	143	8.2%
25 to 34	147	8.5%
35 to 44	223	12.8%
45 to 54	143	8.2%
55 to 64	213	12.2%
65 to 74	213	12.2%
75 and over	207	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,674	96.3%
Black or African American	9	0.5%
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	12	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	71	6.2%
High school graduate	407	35.5%
Some college or associate's	381	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	194	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	93	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	631	78.3%
Carpooled	70	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	10.2%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	480	66.3%
15 to 29 min	79	10.9%
30 to 44 min	79	10.9%
45 to 59 min	32	4.4%
60+ min	54	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 7.5% (126 of 1,669)

	Count	Share
Family households	454	66.0%
Nonfamily households	234	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	688	83.8%
Vacant	133	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	478	69.5%
Renter-occupied	210	30.5%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	678	82.6%
1-unit, attached	11	1.3%
2 to 4 units	42	5.1%
5 to 19 units	39	4.8%
20 or more units	15	1.8%
Mobile home & other	36	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1954480
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.7141, -94.2372